(A)How am I to put a curse on him upon whom God has not put a curse?
And how am I to curse him whom the Lord has not cursed?

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How can I curse
    those whom God has not cursed?(A)
How can I denounce
    those whom the Lord has not denounced?(B)

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Nevertheless, the Lord your God was unwilling to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God (A)turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God (B)loves you.

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However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(A) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(B) you.

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12 Perhaps the Lord will look on my [a]misery and [b](A)return good to me instead of his cursing this day.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 16:12 As in ancient versions; MT wrongdoing
  2. 2 Samuel 16:12 Lit the Lord will return

12 It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery(A) and restore to me his covenant blessing(B) instead of his curse today.(C)

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