Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Behold, I have received [a command] to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Holman Bible
since He has blessed,
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.
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
Laqach
Barak
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 23:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Prophesies Again
19 God [is] not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of humankind, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do [it]? And has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it 20 Behold, I have received [a command] to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return. 21 He has no regard [for] evil in Jacob, and he does not see trouble in Israel; Yahweh his God [is] with him, and a shout of a king [is] among them.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 22:17
that I will certainly bless you and greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the shore of the sea. And your offspring will take possession of the gate of his enemies.
Numbers 22:12
God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them; you will not curse the people, because they [are] blessed."
Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing.
Numbers 22:18
Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, "Even though Balak gives to me his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond {the command of Yahweh} my God to do a little or a lot.
Isaiah 43:13
Indeed, from [this] day I [am] the one, and no one can deliver from my hand. I perform, and who can {cancel it}?"
John 10:27-29
My sheep listen to 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 rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
1 Peter 1:5
who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,
Numbers 22:38
Balaam said to Balak, "Look, I came to you now. Am I really able to speak anything at all? I speak the word that God puts in my mouth."