Numbers 23:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.”
Numbers 23:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Numbers 23:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Numbers 23:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.””
Numbers 23:5 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. ”
Numbers 23:5 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'”
Numbers 23:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. ”
Numbers 23:5 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord put an answere in Balaams mouth, and sayde, Go againe to Balak, and say on this wise.”
Numbers 23:5 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:5 in Context — Numbers 23
3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
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.
5 And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
What Does Numbers 23:5 Mean?
Numbers 23:5 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free