I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept ¹  prophesying good things about ²  you, and I rescued you from his power. ³ 

biblegateway Jos 24:10

‘But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his hand.

but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead, he repeatedly blessed you, and I delivered you from his hand.

But I refused to listen to Balaam. All he could do was bless you. So I saved you from his power.

biblegateway Jos 24:10

But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand.

but I would not listen to Balaam. Indeed, he blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand.

bibleoremus Jos 24:10

but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I rescued you out of his hand.

but I would not listen to Balaam. Instead of that he was constrained to bless you, and so I saved you from Balak's clutches.

biblegateway Jos 24:10

‘But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he continued to bless you. So I delivered you out of his hand.

But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

biblegateway Jos 24:10

I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept ¹  prophesying good things about ²  you, and I rescued you from his power. ³ 

¹ tn The infinitive absolute follows the finite verb in the Hebrew text and indicates continuation or repetition of the action. Balaam pronounced several oracles of blessing over Israel (see Num 23-24).

² tn Heb “blessing.” Balaam’s “blessings” were actually prophecies of how God would prosper Israel.

³ tn Heb “hand.”