because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them: but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
WEB
Nehemiah 13:2
because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Parallel Translations
because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them: but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:5Joshua 24:9–10Numbers 23:8–11Psalms 109:28Micah 6:5Matthew 25:40Numbers 24:5–10Numbers 23:18Numbers 22:3–11
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