Numbers 23:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.”
Numbers 23:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 23:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.””
Numbers 23:16 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:16 ASV — 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. ”
Numbers 23:16 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'”
Numbers 23:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. ”
Numbers 23:16 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord mette Balaam, and put an answere in his mouth, and sayd, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.”
Numbers 23:16 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:16 in Context — Numbers 23
14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.
16 And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
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?
18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
What Does Numbers 23:16 Mean?
Numbers 23:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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