Numbers Chapter 23 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV Numbers 23:16

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

And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
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DARBY Numbers 23:16

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

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

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

Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.
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YLT Numbers 23:16

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

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelmetוַיִּקָּ֤ר (way·yiq·qār)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7136: To light upon, to bring about, to impose timberswithאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toBalaamבִּלְעָ֔ם (bil·‘ām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophetand putוַיָּ֥שֶׂם (way·yā·śem)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, seta messageדָּבָ֖ר (dā·ḇār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causein his mouth,בְּפִ֑יו (bə·p̄îw)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according tosaying,וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Returnשׁ֥וּב (šūḇ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againtoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toBalakבָּלָ֖ק (bā·lāq)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite kingand speakתְדַבֵּֽר׃ (ṯə·ḏab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduewhat I tell you.”וְכֹ֥ה (wə·ḵōh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, nowJump to PreviousBalaam Balak Message Met Mouth Speak Turn Word Words