Deuteronomy 23:5–6
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 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. 6 Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 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. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you. 6 As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 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. 6 You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you. 6 Don’t wish for their peace or success as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Nevertheless Jehovah thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but Jehovah thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 But Jehovah thy God would not listen to Balaam; and Jehovah thy God turned the curse into blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned Balaam’s curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. 6 Never offer them peace or friendship as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Yet the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but He turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. 6 Never seek their peace or prosperity as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 (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.) 6 You shall never promote their welfare or their prosperity as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 But Yahweh your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because Yahweh your God loved you. 6 You shall not promote their welfare or their prosperity all your days forever.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 The Lord your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned the curse into a blessing for you. He did it because he loves you. 6 So don’t make a peace treaty with the Ammonites and Moabites as long as you live.
Deuteronomy 23:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 “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.
6 “You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.