16And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him.


In Context

13 Balac therefore said: Come with me to another place from whence thou mayest see part of Israel, and canst not see them all: curse them from thence.

14 And when he had brought him to a high place, upon the top of mount Phasga, Balaam built seven altars, and laying on every one a calf and a ram,

15 He said to Balac: Stand here by thy burnt offering while I go to meet him.

16 And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him.

17 Returning he found him standing by his burnt sacrifice, and the princes of the Moabites with him. And Balac said to him: What hath the Lord spoken?

18 But he taking up his parable, said: Stand, O Balac, and give ear: hear, thou son of Sephor:

Numbers 23:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:16The Lord met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this message."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:16And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, |Return to Balak, and say this.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus.