Numbers 22:17
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For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.

Numbers 22:6
Come therefore, and curse this people, because it is mightier than I: if by any means I may beat them and drive them out of my land: for I know that he whom thou shalt bless is blessed, and he whom thou shalt curse is cursed.

Numbers 22:16
Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me:

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For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.

I will promote

Numbers 24:11 Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.

Deuteronomy 16:9 Thou shalt number unto thee seven weeks from that day, wherein thou didst put the sickle to the corn.

Esther 5:11 And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.

Esther 7:9 And Harbona, one of the eunuchs that stood waiting on the king, said: Behold the gibbet which he hath prepared for Mardochai, who spoke for the king, standeth in Aman's house, being fifty cubits high. And the king said to him: Hang him upon it.

Matthew 4:8,9 Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, . . .

Matthew 16:26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?

and I will do

Numbers 23:2,3,29,30 And when he had done according to the word of Balaam, they laid together a calf and a ram upon every altar. . . .

Matthew 14:7 Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.

come

Numbers 22:6 Come therefore, and curse this people, because it is mightier than I: if by any means I may beat them and drive them out of my land: for I know that he whom thou shalt bless is blessed, and he whom thou shalt curse is cursed.

curse me.

Context
Balak Summons Balaam
16Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me: 17For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.18Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word of the Lord my God, to speak either more or less.…
Lexicon
for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

I will honor you
כַבֵּ֤ד (ḵab·bêḏ)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

richly
מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

and do
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

whatever
וְכֹ֛ל (wə·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

you say.
תֹּאמַ֥ר (tō·mar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

So please
נָּא֙ (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

come
וּלְכָה־ (ū·lə·ḵāh-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

and put a curse
קָֽבָה־ (qā·ḇāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6895: To scoop out, to malign, execrate

on these
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

people for me!’”
הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


Additional Translations
for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’”For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse me this people.

for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

For I will greatly honour thee, and will do for thee whatsoever thou shalt say; come then, curse me this people.

for very highly will I honour thee, and whatever thou shalt say to me will I do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

for I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

For I will promote thee to very great honor, and I will do whatever thou sayest to me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.

for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.'"

for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'
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