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because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Nehemiah 13:2 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનહેમ્યા ૧૩:૨
કેમ કે તે લોકો ઇઝરાયલીઓને માટે અન્ન તથા પાણી લઈને સામે મળવા આવ્યા નહોતા, પણ તેઓએ ઇઝરાયલીઓને શાપ આપવા માટે લાંચ આપીને બલામને રોક્યો હતો. તેમ છતાં આપણા ઈશ્વરે તે શાપને આશીર્વાદમાં ફેરવી નાખ્યો હતો.
हिन्दीनहेम्याह १३:२
क्योंकि उन्होंने अन्न जल लेकर इस्राएलियों से भेंट नहीं की, वरन् बिलाम को उन्हें श्राप देने के लिये भेंट देकर बुलवाया था - तो भी हमारे परमेश्वर ने उस श्राप को आशीष में बदल दिया।

In context

1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

2because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

3It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

4Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

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