Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And God will come to Balaam at night, and say to him, If the men have come to call to thee, rise up, go with them, and only the word which I shall speak to thee, thou shalt do it

New American Standard Bible

God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you shall you do.”

King James Version

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

Holman Bible

God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”

International Standard Version

God came to visit Balaam that same night and told him, "If the men come to call on you, get up and go with them, but be sure to do only what I tell you to do."

A Conservative Version

And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, go with them, but only the word which I speak to thee, that shall thou do.

American Standard Version

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.

Amplified

God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them, but you shall still do only what I tell you.”

Bible in Basic English

And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.

Darby Translation

Then God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men have come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but only what I shall say unto thee shalt thou do.

King James 2000

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto you, that shall you do.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And God came to Balaam [at] night, and he said to him, "If the men have come to call you, get up [and] go with them; but only the word that I will speak to you, you will do."

Modern King James verseion

And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, go with them. But still, the word which I shall say to you, that you shall do.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And God came to Balaam by night and said unto him, "If the men come to fetch thee, rise up and go with them: but what I say unto thee, that only thou shalt do."

NET Bible

God came to Balaam that night, and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them; but the word that I will say to you, that you must do."

New Heart English Bible

God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do."

The Emphasized Bible

And God came in unto Balaam, by night, and said unto him - If, to call thee, the men have come in, arise go with them, - But only, the thing that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou do.

Webster

And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call thee, rise and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say to thee, that shalt thou perform.

World English Bible

God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do."

Youngs Literal Translation

And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, 'If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost do.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

בּלעם 
Bil`am 
Usage: 61

at night
לילה ליל ליל 
Layil 
Usage: 233

and said

Usage: 0

unto him, If the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

to call
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

thee, rise up
קוּם 
Quwm 
Usage: 629

and go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

the word
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Balaam Accompanies The Moabite Princes

19 And now, sit ye down, now also in here this night, and I shall know what Jehovah will add to speak with me. 20 And God will come to Balaam at night, and say to him, If the men have come to call to thee, rise up, go with them, and only the word which I shall speak to thee, thou shalt do it 21 And Balaam will rise up in the morning, and saddle his ass, and go with the leaders of Moab.

Cross References

Numbers 23:12

And he will answer and say, What Jehovah shall put in my mouth shall I not watch, to speak?

Numbers 23:26

And Balsam will answer and say to Balak, Spake I not to thee, saying, All which Jehovah shall speak I will do it?

Numbers 24:13

If Balak will give to me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to pass by the mouth of Jehovah, to do good or evil from my heart; what Jehovah shall speak I will speak it

Numbers 22:35

And the messenger of Jehovah will say to Balaam, Go with the men: and only the word which I shall speak to thee thou shalt speak it: and Balaam will go with the leaders of Balak.

Numbers 23:5

And Jehovah will put the word in Balaam's mouth, and say, Turn back to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

Numbers 23:16

And Jehovah will meet Balaam, and he will put the word in his mouth, and say, Turn back to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak

1 Samuel 8:5-9

And they will say to him, Behold, thou wert old, and thy sons went not in thy ways: now set up for us a king to judge us as all the nations.

1 Samuel 12:12-19

And ye will see that Nahash, king of the sons of Ammon, came against you, and ye will say to me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: and Jehovah your God your king.

Psalm 33:10-11

Jehovah made vain the counsel of the nations: he brought the purposes of the peoples to nought

Psalm 78:30-31

They turned not away from their desire, yet their food in their mouth.

Psalm 81:12

And I will send him forth in the hardnesses of their heart: they shall go in their counsels.

Isaiah 37:29

Because thine anger against me and thine arrogance came up into mine ear, and I put my hook in thy nose and my curb in thy lips, and I turned thee back in the way which thou camest in it

Ezekiel 14:2-5

And the word of Jehovah will be to me, saying,

Hosea 13:11

I will give to thee a king in mine anger, and I will take away in my wrath.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

Whose arrival is according to the energy of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

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