That night God came to Balaam and said, ‘Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.’
Numbers 23:16 - New International Version (Anglicised) The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, ‘Go back to Balak and give him this word.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord met Balaam and put a speech in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and speak thus. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. Common English Bible The LORD granted Balaam an appearance and gave him a message. He said, “Return to Balak and say this.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said, "Return to Balak, and you shall say this to him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him. |
That night God came to Balaam and said, ‘Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.’
The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, ‘Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.’ So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.
Balaam said to Balak, ‘Stay here beside your offering while I meet with him over there.’
So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials. Balak asked him, ‘What did the Lord say?’
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, ‘Go back to Balak and give him this word.’
Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not resort to divination as at other times, but turned his face towards the wilderness.
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.