Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblebut I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. Young's Literal Translation and I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand. King James Bible But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. Hebrew but I wouldאָבִ֖יתִי (’ā·ḇî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no listen לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Balaam. לְבִלְעָ֑ם (lə·ḇil·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet So he blessed you וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse again and again, בָּרוֹךְ֙ (bā·rō·wḵ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse and I delivered וָאַצִּ֥ל (wā·’aṣ·ṣil) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver you אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from his hand. מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ (mî·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand |