Deuteronomy 23:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 23:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָ֞ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בִּלְעָ֔ם
Bilʻâm
H1109
Balaam
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩
hâphak
H2015
to overturn
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לְּךָ֛
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַקְּלָלָ֖ה
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
לִבְרָכָ֑ה
Bᵉrâkâh
H1293
blessing
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אֲהֵֽבְךָ֖
ʼâhab
H157
to love
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Nevertheless Yahweh your God wouldn't listen to Balaam; but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Yahweh your God loved you.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Yahweh your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because Yahweh your God loved you.
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