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


In Context

13 And Balak saith unto him, 'Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'

14 and he taketh him to the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar.

15 And he saith unto Balak, 'Station thyself here by thy burnt-offering, and I — I meet Him there;'

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

17 And he cometh unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him, and Balak saith to him: 'What hath Jehovah spoken?'

18 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:16And 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.

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 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.