5and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'


In Context

2 And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken, and Balak — Balaam also — offereth a bullock and a ram on the altar,

3 and Balaam saith to Balak, 'Station thyself by thy burnt-offering and I go on, it may be Jehovah doth come to meet me, and the thing which He sheweth me — I have declared to thee;' and he goeth to a high place.

4 And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, 'The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;'

5 and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

6 And he turneth back unto him, and lo, he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

7 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'From Aram he doth lead me — Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come — curse for me Jacob, And come — be indignant with Israel.

Numbers 23:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:5The Lord put a message in Balaam's mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this message."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the Lord put the word in his mouth, and said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5Yahweh put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, |Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.