Deuteronomy 23:5
Nevertheless LORD thy God would not hearken to Balaam, but LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing to thee, because LORD thy God loved thee.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
6Thou shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days forever.
Cross References
Numbers 22:5And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the face of the earth, and the
Numbers 23:5And LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus thou shall speak.
Numbers 24:9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness. Who shall rouse him up? He who blesses thee is blessed, And he who curses thee is cursed.
Deuteronomy 7:7LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people, for ye were the fewest of all peoples,
Joshua 24:10but I would not hearken to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you greatly. So I delivered you out of his hand.
Proverbs 26:2As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, so the curse that is causeless does not alight.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:2-9
Laws of Separation. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and… Read the whole commentary →