Numbers 22:20 “That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to…”

Numbers 22:20

That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And God came vnto Balaam by night, and sayd vnto him, If the men come to call thee, rise vp, and goe with them: but onely what thing I say vnto thee, that shalt thou doe.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.'

Bible in Basic English

And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.

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Cross references

“If the men”

2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 1 Samuel 8:5–9 1 Samuel 12:12–19 Psalm 81:12 Ezekiel 14:2–5

2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · BSB

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

1 Samuel 8:5–9 · BSB

“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

1 Samuel 12:12–19 · BSB

But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

Psalm 81:12 · BSB

So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

Ezekiel 14:2–5 · BSB

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“but yet”

Numbers 23:12 Numbers 23:26 Numbers 24:13 Numbers 22:35 Isaiah 37:29 Hosea 13:11

Numbers 23:12 · BSB

But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”

Numbers 23:26 · BSB

But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”

Numbers 24:13 · BSB

that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.

Numbers 22:35 · BSB

But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Isaiah 37:29 · BSB

Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’

Hosea 13:11 · BSB

So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.

Also

Numbers 23:5 Numbers 23:16

Numbers 23:5 · BSB

Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”

Numbers 23:16 · BSB

And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”

21So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

Read Numbers 22