Deuteronomy 23:5

Exclusion from the Congregation · Deuteronomy 23:1–8
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Translations

Modern
Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
Traditional
Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
Literal
And YHWH your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and YHWH your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because YHWH your God loves you.
Latin
…et noluit Dominus Deus tuus audire Balaam, vertitque maledictionem ejus in benedictionem tuam, eo quod diligeret te.

Original

Hebrew
English
Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

Notes

People

Balaam: A prophet hired to curse Israel but blessed them instead

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Balaam Biblical Concept of Law Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Genealogy Moab, Moabites

Topics

Ammonites: Excluded from the Congregation of Israel God: Love of God: Love of, Exemplified God: Preserver in the Wilderness God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Inhospitableness: Ammonites and Moabites Prayer of Balaam The Jews: The Objects of God's Love The Love of God: Exhibited in Defeating Evil Counsels