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Numbers 22:20
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KJ21
And God came unto Balaam at night and said unto him, “If the men come to call thee, rise up and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.”
ASV
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.
AMP
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them, but you shall still do only what I tell you.”
AMPC
And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up and go with them, but still only what I tell you may you do.
BRG
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
CSB
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
CSBA
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, ‘Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.’
CEB
God came to Balaam in the night and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, arise and go with them. But you must do only what I tell you to do.”
CJB
God came to Bil‘am during the night and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, get up and go with them; but do only what I tell you.”
CEV
That night, God said, “Balaam, I'll let you go to Moab with Balak's messengers, but do only what I say.”
DARBY
Then God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men have come to call thee, rise up, [and] go with them; but only what I shall say unto thee shalt thou do.
DRA
God therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: It these men be come to call thee, arise and go with them: yet so, that thou do what I shall command thee.
ERV
That night, God came to Balaam. God said, “These men have come again to ask you to go with them. So you can go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”
EASY
That night, God said to Balaam, ‘These men have asked you to go with them, so go with them. But only do what I tell you.’
EHV
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, get up and go with them. However, do only what I tell you.”
ESV
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; but only do what I tell you.”
ESVUK
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; but only do what I tell you.”
EXB
That night God came to Balaam and said, “These men have come to ask you to go with them. Go, but only do what I tell you.”
GNV
And God came unto Balaam by night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them: but only what thing I say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
GW
That night God came to Balaam and said, “If these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”
GNT
That night God came to Balaam and said, “If these men have come to ask you to go with them, get ready and go, but do only what I tell you.”
HCSB
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
ICB
That night God came to Balaam. He said, “These men have come to ask you to go with them. Go. But only do what I tell you.”
ISV
God came to visit Balaam that same night and told him, “If the men come to call on you, get up and go with them, but be sure to do only what I tell you to do.”
JUB
And God came unto Balaam at night and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
KJV
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
AKJV
And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
LSB
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you shall you do.”
LEB
And God came to Balaam at night, and he said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them; but only the word that I will speak to you, you will do.”
TLB
That night God told Balaam, “You may get up and go with these men, but be sure to say only what I tell you to.”
MSG
God came to Balaam that night and said, “Since these men have come all this way to see you, go ahead and go with them. But make sure you do absolutely nothing other than what I tell you.”
MEV
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise up and go with them. But surely the word which I will say to you, that will you do.”
NOG
That night Elohim came to Balaam and said, “If these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”
NABRE
That night God came to Balaam and said to him: If these men have come to summon you, go back with them; yet only on the condition that you do exactly as I tell you.
NASB
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise and go with them; but you shall do only the thing that I tell you.”
NASB1995
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you shall you do.”
NCB
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If these men have come to summon you, rise up and go with them, but do only what I tell you.”
NCV
That night God came to Balaam and said, “These men have come to ask you to go with them. Go, but only do what I tell you.”
NET
God came to Balaam that night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them, but the word that I will say to you, that you must do.”
NIRV
That night God came to Balaam. He said, “These men have come to get you. So go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”
NIV
That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”
NIVUK
That night God came to Balaam and said, ‘Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.’
NKJV
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you—that you shall do.”
NLV
God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you.”
NLT
That night God came to Balaam and told him, “Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”
NRSVA
That night God came to Balaam and said to him, ‘If the men have come to summon you, get up and go with them; but do only what I tell you to do.’
NRSVACE
That night God came to Balaam and said to him, ‘If the men have come to summon you, get up and go with them; but do only what I tell you to do.’
NRSVCE
That night God came to Balaam and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, get up and go with them; but do only what I tell you to do.”
NRSVUE
That night God came to Balaam and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but do only what I tell you to do.”
OJB
And it was lailah when Elohim came unto Balaam, and said unto him, Since the men come to summon thee, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
RGT
And God came to Balaam by night, and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise up. Go with them. But you shall only do that thing which I shall say to you.”
RSV
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; but only what I bid you, that shall you do.”
RSVCE
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; but only what I bid you, that shall you do.”
TLV
God came to Balaam by night and said to him, “Since the men came to you to summon you, arise and go with them. However, only the word I tell you are you to do!”
VOICE
Again, God came to Balaam in the night and spoke with him. Eternal One (to Balaam): If these men have indeed come to get you, go ahead. Go with them, but do only what I tell you to do.
WEB
God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do.”
WYC
Therefore the Lord came to Balaam in that night, and said to him, If these men (have) come to call thee, rise thou, and go with them, so only that thou do that that I shall command to thee (but do only what I shall command thee to do).
YLT
And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, `If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost do.'
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