Translations
because they had not come out to meet the Israelites with bread and water, but had hired Balaam to curse them. Yet our God overturned the curse and transformed it into a blessing.
because they had not met the sons of Yisra'el with bread and water, but had hired Bil'am against them to curse them. Yet our Elohim turned the curse into a blessing.
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

