Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Behold, I have received a command to bless;
When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.

King James Version

Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

Holman Bible

I have indeed received a command to bless;
since He has blessed, I cannot change it.

International Standard Version

Look! I've received a blessing, and so I will bless. I won't withdraw it.

A Conservative Version

Behold, I have received to bless. And he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

American Standard Version

Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

Amplified


“Behold, I have received His command to bless [Israel].
He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

Bible in Basic English

See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.

Darby Translation

Behold, I have received mission to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, I was taken to praise: and he praised and I shall not turn it back.

King James 2000

Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Behold, I have received [a command] to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.

Modern King James verseion

Behold, I have received word to bless. And He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Behold: I have begun to bless, and have blessed; and cannot go back therefrom.

NET Bible

Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

New Heart English Bible

Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! to bless, have I received command , - And I will bless, nor will I take it back.

Webster

Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

World English Bible

Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I can not reverse it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

and he hath blessed
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

and I cannot reverse
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

References

Context Readings

Balaam Prophesies Again

19 God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 “Behold, I have received a command to bless;
When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
21 He has not observed misfortune in Jacob;
Nor has He seen trouble in Israel;
The Lord his God is with him,
And the shout of a king is among them.



Cross References

Genesis 22:17

indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.

Numbers 22:12

God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

Genesis 12:2

And I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And so you shall be a blessing;

Numbers 22:18

Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, contrary to the command of the Lord my God.

Isaiah 43:13

“Even from eternity I am He,
And there is none who can deliver out of My hand;
I act and who can reverse it?”

John 10:27-29

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

Romans 8:38-39

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

1 Peter 1:5

who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Numbers 22:38

So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”

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