Deuteronomy 23:5
ContextNET © | But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam and changed 1 the curse to a blessing, for the Lord your God loves 2 you. |
NIV © | However, the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. |
NASB © | "Nevertheless, the LORD your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the LORD your God loves you. |
NLT © | (But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.) |
MSG © | GOD, your God, refused to listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing--how GOD, your God, loves you! |
BBE © | But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you. |
NRSV © | (Yet the LORD your God refused to heed Balaam; the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.) |
NKJV © | "Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. |
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NET © | But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam and changed 1 the curse to a blessing, for the Lord your God loves 2 you. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the 2 tn The verb אָהַב (’ahav, “love”) here and commonly elsewhere in the Book of Deuteronomy speaks of God’s elective grace toward Israel. See note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37. |