Parallel Verses
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
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.
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
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
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Accompanies The Moabite Princes
19
Now, please stay here tonight, as the others did, and I will find out what else Jehovah may have to tell me.
20 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
Names
Cross References
Numbers 23:12
Balaam answered: I must say what Jehovah tells me to say.
Numbers 23:26
Balaam answered: Did I not tell you that I must do everything Jehovah tells me?
Numbers 24:13
Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the command of Jehovah either good or bad, of my own accord. What Jehovah speaks, that I will speak!
Numbers 22:35
But the angel said: Go on with these men, but say only what I tell you to say. Thus Balaam went on with them.
Numbers 23:5
Jehovah told Balaam: Go back to Balak and give him my message.
Numbers 23:16
Jehovah met Balaam and told him what to say. He sent him back to Balak to give him his message.
1 Samuel 8:5-9
They said: You are an old man. You set a good example for your sons. But they have not followed it. Now we want a king to be our leader like all the other nations. Choose one for us!
1 Samuel 12:12-19
But when you saw that King Nahash of Ammon was about to attack you, you rejected Jehovah as your king. You said to me: 'We want a (human) king to rule us.'
Psalm 33:10-11
Jehovah nullifies the counsel of the nations. He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
Psalm 78:30-31
Before they had satisfied their desire, while their food was in their mouths,
Psalm 81:12
Therefore I gave them over to their stubborn hearts. They walked in their own counsel.
Isaiah 37:29
For the reason that you rage against me and because your insolence (arrogance) has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the way you came.
Ezekiel 14:2-5
Jehovah then spoke his word to me:
Hosea 13:11
I gave you a king when I was angry, and I took him away when I was furious.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The evil (lawless) one will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false signs and wonders.