because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

διοτι δεν προυπηντησαν τους υιους Ισραηλ μετα αρτου και μετα υδατος, αλλ' εμισθωσαν τον Βαλααμ εναντιον αυτων, δια να καταρασθη αυτους· πλην ο Θεος ημων ετρεψε την καταραν εις ευλογιαν.

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.