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Numbers 23:5
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KJ21
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.”
ASV
And Jehovah put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
AMP
Then the Lord put a speech in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”
AMPC
And the Lord put a speech in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return to Balak and thus shall you speak.
BRG
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
CSB
Then the Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and say what I tell you.”
CSBA
Then the Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, ‘Return to Balak and say what I tell you.’
CEB
The Lord gave Balaam something to say, and said to him, “Return to Balak and say this.”
CJB
Then Adonai put a word in Bil‘am’s mouth and said, “Go on back to Balak, and speak as I tell you.”
CEV
The Lord gave Balaam a message, then sent him back to tell Balak.
DARBY
And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
DRA
And the Lord put the word in his mouth, and said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.
ERV
Then the Lord gave Balaam a message for Balak and said, “Go back to Balak and say the things that I have given you to say.”
EASY
God told Balaam the message that he should speak to Balak.
EHV
The Lord put a message into Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you are to deliver this message.”
ESV
And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
ESVUK
And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
EXB
The Lord ·told Balaam what he should say [L put a word in the mouth of Balaam]. Then the Lord said, “Go back to Balak and ·give him this message [L thus you will speak].”
GNV
And the Lord put an answer in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say on this wise.
GW
The Lord told Balaam, “Go back to Balak, and give him my message.”
GNT
The Lord told Balaam what to say and sent him back to Balak to give him his message.
HCSB
Then the Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and say what I tell you.”
ICB
The Lord told Balaam what he should say. Then the Lord said, “Go back to Balak and give him this message.”
ISV
Then the Lord gave Balaam this message. “Return to Balak and speak to him.”
JUB
And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
KJV
And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
AKJV
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
LSB
Then Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”
LEB
Yahweh put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, “Return to Balak, and you must speak thus.”
TLB
Then the Lord gave Balaam a message for King Balak.
MSG
Then God gave Balaam a message: “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
MEV
The Lord put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you will speak.”
NOG
Yahweh told Balaam, “Go back to Balak, and give him my message.”
NABRE
The Lord put an utterance in Balaam’s mouth, and said: Go back to Balak, and speak accordingly.
NASB
Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”
NASB1995
Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”
NCB
The Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and proclaim this.”
NCV
The Lord told Balaam what he should say. Then the Lord said, “Go back to Balak and give him this message.”
NET
Then the Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you.”
NIRV
The Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth. The Lord said, “Go back to Balak. Give him my message.”
NIV
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”
NIVUK
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, ‘Go back to Balak and give him this word.’
NKJV
Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
NLV
Then the Lord put words in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak. This is what you should say.”
NLT
The Lord gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.”
NRSVA
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, ‘Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.’
NRSVACE
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, ‘Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.’
NRSVCE
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.”
NRSVUE
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.”
OJB
And Hashem put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
RGT
And the LORD put an answer in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Go back to Balak and say the same.”
RSV
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
RSVCE
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
TLV
Adonai put a message into Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and speak this.”
VOICE
Eternal One (giving Balaam the right words to say): Go back to Balak and recite what I’ve told you.
WEB
Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
WYC
Forsooth the Lord putted a word in his mouth, and said, Turn again to Balak, and thou shalt speak these things. (And the Lord put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thou shalt say these things to him.)
YLT
and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
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