Numbers 23:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.”

Numbers 23:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 23:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 23:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.”

Numbers 23:20 — World English Bible

Numbers 23:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Behold, I have receivedcommandmentto bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. ”

Numbers 23:20 — American Standard Version

Numbers 23:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I <FI>can<Fi> not reverse it.”

Numbers 23:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 23:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. ”

Numbers 23:20 — Darby Translation

Numbers 23:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: for he hath blessed, and I cannot alter it.”

Numbers 23:20 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 23:20 in Context — Numbers 23

18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

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.

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What Does Numbers 23:20 Mean?

Numbers 23:20 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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