Numbers 24:9
Numbers 24:9 — The New International Version (NIV)
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse them?
“May those who bless you be blessed
and those who curse you be cursed!”
Numbers 24:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion,
And as a great lion: who shall stir him up?
Blessed is he that blesseth thee,
And cursed is he that curseth thee.
Numbers 24:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”
Numbers 24:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
9 ‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”
Numbers 24:9 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 Like a lion, they lie waiting to attack;
like a lioness, no one would be brave enough to wake them.
Anyone who blesses you will be blessed,
and anyone who curses you will be cursed.”
Numbers 24:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
Blessed be every one that blesseth thee,
And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
Numbers 24:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 He stooped, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness: who will stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Numbers 24:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 His people lie down ⸤and⸥ rest like a lion.
They are like a lioness. Who dares to disturb them?
Those who bless you will be blessed!
Those who curse you will be cursed!”
Numbers 24:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 He crouches, he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
Those who bless you will be blessed,
and those who curse you will be cursed.
Numbers 24:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion,
and like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”
Numbers 24:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 He crouches, he lies down like a lion,
and like a lioness, who will rouse him?
They who bless you will be blessed,
and they who curse you will be cursed.”
Numbers 24:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 Like a male lion they lie down and sleep.
They are like a female lion.
Who dares to wake them up?
May those who bless you be blessed!
May those who call down a curse on you be cursed!”
Numbers 24:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 “He couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a lion, who dares rouse him?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
And cursed is everyone who curses you.”