Numbers 23:16
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Numbers 23:16 in other translations
| BSB | And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.” |
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| WEB | The LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.” |
| ASV | And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. |
| YLT | and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, ‘Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.' |
| DARBY | And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. |
| BBE | And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say. |
| Webster | And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus. |
What does Numbers 23:16 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 23:11-30
Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to…
Numbers 23:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 23:16
- Numbers 23:5
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
- Numbers 22:35
And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
- Numbers 24:1
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
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Context
- Numbers 23:15
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
- Numbers 23:16
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
- Numbers 23:17
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
Numbers 23:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jehová salió al encuentro de Balaam, y puso palabra en su boca, y díjole: Vuelve á Balac, y así has de decir. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel vint à la rencontre de Balaam, et mit une parole dans sa bouche, et dit: Retourne vers Balak, et tu parleras ainsi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova kam dem Bileam entgegen und legte ein Wort in seinen Mund und sprach: Kehre zu Balak zurück, und so sollst du reden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui cum Dominus occurrisset, posuissetque verbum in ore ejus, ait: Revertere ad Balac, et hæc loqueris ei. |