20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.


In Context

17 for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what Jehovah will speak unto me more.

20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.

21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

22 And God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Jehovah placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

Numbers 22:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:20And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:20That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:20God therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: It these men be come to call thee, arise and go with them: yet so, that thou do what I shall command thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:20Then God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men have come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but only what I shall say unto thee shalt thou do.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men be come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:20And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call thee, rise and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say to thee, that shalt thou perform.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:20God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, |If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:20And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, 'If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee — it thou dost do.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:20And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.