Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand. New Living Translation but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak. English Standard Version but I would not listen to Balaam. Indeed, he blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand. Berean Standard Bible but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. King James Bible But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. New King James Version But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he continued to bless you. So I delivered you out of his hand. New American Standard Bible But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I saved you from his hand. NASB 1995 ‘But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his hand. NASB 1977 ‘But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his hand. Legacy Standard Bible But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he blessed you repeatedly, and I delivered you from his hand. Amplified Bible But I would not listen to Balaam. Therefore he had to bless you, so I saved you from Balak’s hand. Christian Standard Bible but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he repeatedly blessed you, and I rescued you from him. Holman Christian Standard Bible but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he repeatedly blessed you, and I delivered you from his hand.” American Standard Version but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. Contemporary English Version But I wouldn't listen to Balaam, and I rescued you by making him bless you instead of curse you. English Revised Version but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. GOD'S WORD® Translation But I refused to listen to Balaam. All he could do was bless you. So I saved you from his power. Good News Translation But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you, and in this way I rescued you from Balak. International Standard Version But I wasn't willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his control. Majority Standard Bible but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. NET Bible I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept prophesying good things about you, and I rescued you from his power. New Heart English Bible but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand. Webster's Bible Translation But I would not hearken to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. World English Bible but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand I have not been willing to listen to Balaam, and he greatly blesses you, and I deliver you out of his hand. Young's Literal Translation and I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand. Smith's Literal Translation And I was not disposed to hear to Balaam and blessing, he will bless you; and I will deliver you from his hand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I would not hear him, but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and I delivered you out of his hand. Catholic Public Domain Version And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand. New American Bible but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his power. New Revised Standard Version but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I rescued you out of his hand. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut I would not hearken to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still; so I delivered you from his hands. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I was not willing to listen to Belaam, and blessing I blessed you, and I saved you from his hands OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he even blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand. Brenton Septuagint Translation But the Lord thy God would not destroy thee; and he greatly blessed us, and rescued us out of their hands, and delivered them to us. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joshua Reviews Israel's History…9Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, 10but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. 11After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.… Cross References Numbers 22:12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.” Numbers 23:8 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD has not denounced? Numbers 23:20 I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it. Numbers 24:9 He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.” Deuteronomy 23:5 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. Nehemiah 13:2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). Psalm 109:28 Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. Micah 6:5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’” Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:33-34 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. / Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. Treasury of Scripture But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. Numbers 22:11,12,18-20,35 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out… Numbers 23:3-12,15-26 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place… Numbers 24:5-10 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! … Jump to Previous Balaam Bless Blessed Blessing Deliver Delivered Ear Expressly Hand Hearken Kept Safe WillingJump to Next Balaam Bless Blessed Blessing Deliver Delivered Ear Expressly Hand Hearken Kept Safe WillingJoshua 24 1. Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem2. A brief history of God's benefits from Terah 14. He renews the covenant between them and God 26. A stone the witness of the covenant 29. Joshua's age, death, and burial 32. Joseph's bones are buried 33. Eleazar dies but I would not listen to Balaam. In this phrase, God is speaking through Joshua, reminding the Israelites of His divine intervention. Balaam, a prophet from Mesopotamia, was hired by Balak, the king of Moab, to curse Israel (Numbers 22-24). Despite Balaam's intentions, God did not allow him to curse His people. This demonstrates God's sovereignty and His protective nature over Israel. It also highlights the theme of divine will prevailing over human intentions, as seen in other scriptures like Genesis 50:20, where Joseph acknowledges God's plan in his life despite his brothers' actions. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. Persons / Places / Events 1. JoshuaThe leader of Israel after Moses, who is delivering his farewell address to the Israelites in this chapter. 2. Balaam A non-Israelite prophet who was hired by Balak, the king of Moab, to curse the Israelites. However, God intervened, and Balaam ended up blessing Israel instead. 3. Balak The king of Moab who feared the Israelites and sought to curse them through Balaam. 4. Israelites The people of God, whom Joshua is addressing, reminding them of God's faithfulness and deliverance. 5. Moab The region ruled by Balak, representing opposition to Israel during their journey to the Promised Land. Teaching Points God's SovereigntyGod is in control and can turn intended harm into blessings for His people. This should encourage believers to trust in God's plans and purposes, even when facing opposition. Faithfulness of God Just as God delivered Israel from Balaam's curse, He remains faithful to His promises today. Believers can rely on God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people. Spiritual Warfare The account of Balaam reminds us that spiritual battles are real, but God equips and protects His people. Christians should remain vigilant in prayer and trust in God's deliverance. Obedience and Remembrance Joshua's recounting of God's past deliverances serves as a call to obedience and faithfulness. Believers are encouraged to remember God's past faithfulness as motivation for present obedience.Verse 10. - But I would not. The Hebrew shows that this is not simply the conditional form of the verb, but that it means I willed not. It was God's "determinate purpose" that Israel should not be accursed. Blessed yon still. Rather, perhaps, blessed you emphatically. And I delivered you out of his hand. Both here and in the narrative in Numbers 22-30, it is implied that Balaam's curse had power if he were permitted by God to pronounce it. Wicked as be was, he was regarded as a prophet of the Lord. There is not the slightest shadow of difference between the view of Balaam presented to us in this short paragraph and that in which he appears to us in the more expanded narrative of Moses. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew but I wouldאָבִ֖יתִי (’ā·ḇî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Balaam. לְבִלְעָ֑ם (lə·ḇil·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet So he blessed you וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse again and again, בָּרוֹךְ֙ (bā·rō·wḵ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse and I delivered וָאַצִּ֥ל (wā·’aṣ·ṣil) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver you אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from his hand. מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ (mî·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links Joshua 24:10 NIVJoshua 24:10 NLT Joshua 24:10 ESV Joshua 24:10 NASB Joshua 24:10 KJV Joshua 24:10 BibleApps.com Joshua 24:10 Biblia Paralela Joshua 24:10 Chinese Bible Joshua 24:10 French Bible Joshua 24:10 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 24:10 But I would not listen to Balaam (Josh. 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