Parallel Verses
King James Version
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
New American Standard Bible
He is for them like the
Holman Bible
He is like the horns of a wild ox for them.
International Standard Version
From Egypt God brought them his strength was like a wild ox!
A Conservative Version
God brings them forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
American Standard Version
God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
Amplified
“God brought them out of Egypt;
They have the strength of a wild ox.
Bible in Basic English
It is God who has taken them out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox.
Darby Translation
God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.
Julia Smith Translation
God bringing them out of Egypt; as the swiftness of the buffalo to him.
King James 2000
God brought them out of Egypt; he has as it were the strength of a wild ox.
Lexham Expanded Bible
God, who brings them out from Egypt, [is] like the strength of a wild ox for them.
Modern King James verseion
God brought them out of Egypt. He has, as it were, the strength of an ox.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God, that brought them out of Egypt, is as the strength of an unicorn unto them!
NET Bible
God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.
New Heart English Bible
God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.
The Emphasized Bible
GOD having brought them forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his:
Webster
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn.
World English Bible
God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.
Youngs Literal Translation
God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;
Themes
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 23:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Prophesies Again
21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Numbers 24:8
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Deuteronomy 33:17
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Job 39:9-11
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
Psalm 22:21
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Exodus 9:16
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
Exodus 14:18
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Exodus 20:2
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Numbers 22:5
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
Psalm 68:35
O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Psalm 92:10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.