Deuteronomy 23:4-5
English Standard Version
4 (A)because they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they (B)hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of (C)Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5 But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; instead the Lord your God turned (D)the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.
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Deuteronomy 23:4-5
New International Version
4 For they did not come to meet you with bread and water(A) on your way when you came out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam(B) son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharaim[a](C) to pronounce a curse on you.(D) 5 However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(E) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(F) you.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 23:4 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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