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


In Context

17 And he came to him, and, lo, 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:

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 bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

Numbers 23:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:20I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:20I was brought to bless, the blessing I am not able to hinder.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Behold, I have received mission to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I can not reverse it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.