Deuteronomy 23:5

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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.Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

In other translations

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.Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

Hebrew words

וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808אָבָה'avahhe was willingH14יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa'to listenH8085אֶל־'el-toH413בִּלְעָםbil'amBalaamH1109וַיַּהֲפֹךְvaiyahafokhand he turnedH2015יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430לְּךָlekhafor <the> youאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַקְּלָלָהhakelalahthe curseH7045לִבְרָכָהlivrakhahinto blessingH1293כִּיkiforH3588אֲהֵבְךָ'ahevekhahe loved youH157יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃'eloheikhaGod yourH430

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Balaam

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