Numbers 23:5
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Numbers 23:5 in other translations
| BSB | Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.” |
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| WEB | The LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” |
| ASV | And Jehovah put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. |
| YLT | and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, ‘Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.' |
| DARBY | And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. |
| BBE | And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say. |
| Webster | And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. |
What does Numbers 23:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 23:4-6
4-6. God met Balaam--not in compliance with his incantations, but to frustrate his wicked designs and compel him, contrary to his desires and interests, to pronounce the following benediction [Nu 23:8-10].
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 23:1-10
With the camps of Israel full in view, Balaam ordered seven altars to be built, and a bullock and a ram to be offered on each. Oh the sottishness of superstition, to imagine that God will be at man's beck! The curse is turned into a blessing, by the overruling power of God, in love to Israel. God designed to serve his own glory by Balaam, and therefore met him. If God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, who would…
Numbers 23:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 23:5
- Jeremiah 1:9
Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
- Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
- Isaiah 51:16
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
- Isaiah 59:21
As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
- Numbers 23:16
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
- Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
- Numbers 22:20
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
- 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.
- Proverbs 16:1
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
- John 11:51
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
- Luke 12:12
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
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Context
- Numbers 23:4
And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
- Numbers 23:5
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
- Numbers 23:6
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
Numbers 23:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jehová puso palabra en la boca de Balaam, y díjole: Vuelve á Balac, y has de hablar así. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel mit une parole dans la bouche de Balaam, et dit: Retourne vers Balak, et tu parleras ainsi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova legte ein Wort in den Mund Bileams und sprach: Kehre zu Balak zurück, und so sollst du reden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dominus autem posuit verbum in ore ejus, et ait: Revertere ad Balac, et hæc loqueris. |