Numbers 23:8 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
American Standard Version (ASV)
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
How shall I curse whom ùGod hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
World English Bible (WEB)
How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy, whom Yahweh has not defied?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- Jehovah hath not been indignant!
| How | מָ֣ה | mâ | ma |
| shall I curse, | אֶקֹּ֔ב | ʾeqqōb | eh-KOVE |
| God whom | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| hath not | קַבֹּ֖ה | qabbō | ka-BOH |
| cursed? | אֵ֑ל | ʾēl | ale |
| how or | וּמָ֣ה | ûmâ | oo-MA |
| shall I defy, | אֶזְעֹ֔ם | ʾezʿōm | ez-OME |
| Lord the whom | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| hath not | זָעַ֖ם | zāʿam | za-AM |
| defied? | יְהוָֽה׃ | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |