Numbers 23:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.”
Numbers 23:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Numbers 23:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Numbers 23:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.””
Numbers 23:16 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.”
Numbers 23:16 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'”
Numbers 23:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.”
Numbers 23:16 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord mette Balaam, and put an answere in his mouth, and sayd, Goe againe vnto Balak, and say thus.”
Numbers 23:16 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:16 in Context — Numbers 23
14 Y llevólo al campo de Sophim, á la cumbre de Pisga, y edificó siete altares, y ofreció un becerro y un carnero en cada altar.
15 Entonces él dijo á Balac: Ponte aquí junto á tu holocausto, y yo iré á encontrar [á Dios] allí.
16 Y Jehová salió al encuentro de Balaam, y puso palabra en su boca, y díjole: Vuelve á Balac, y así has de decir.
17 Y vino á él, y he aquí que él estaba junto á su holocausto, y con él los príncipes de Moab: y díjole Balac: ¿Qué ha dicho Jehová?
18 Entonces él tomó su parábola, y dijo: Balac, levántate y oye; escucha mis palabras, hijo de Zippor:
What Does Numbers 23:16 Mean?
Numbers 23:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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