Numbers 23:17-19 New English Translation
17 When Balaam[a] came to him, he was still standing by his burnt offering, along with the princes of Moab. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”
Balaam Prophesies Again
18 Balaam[b] uttered[c] his oracle, and said,
“Rise up,[d] Balak, and hear;
Listen to me, son of Zippor:
19 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a human being,[e] that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?[f]
Footnotes
- Numbers 23:17 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Balaam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Numbers 23:18 tn Heb “he.” The antecedent has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Numbers 23:18 tn Heb “took up.”
- Numbers 23:18 tn The verb probably means “pay attention” in this verse.
- Numbers 23:19 tn Heb “son of man.”
- Numbers 23:19 tn The verb is the Hiphil of קוּם (qum, “to cause to rise; to make stand”). The meaning here is more of the sense of fulfilling the promises made.
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