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Numbers 22:20

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

Venit ergo Deus ad Balaam nocte, et ait ei : Si vocare te venerunt homines isti, surge, et vade cum eis : ita dumtaxat, ut quod tibi præcepero, facias.

Vulgate

καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς Βαλαὰμ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Εἰ καλέσαι σε πάρεισιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι οὗτοι, ἀναστὰς ἀκολούθησον αὐτοῖς· ἀλλὰ τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἂν λαλήσω πρὸς σέ, τοῦτο ποιήσεις.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יָּבֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֶל בִּלְעָם֮ לַיְלָה֒ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗/וֹ אִם לִ/קְרֹ֤א לְ/ךָ֙ בָּ֣אוּ הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֔ים ק֖וּם לֵ֣ךְ אִתָּ֑/ם וְ/אַ֗ךְ אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ אֹת֥/וֹ תַעֲשֶֽׂה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Balaam

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אַךְ
'k
adverb · 158×
בִּלְעָ֔ם
bl'm
proper_noun · 61×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 8:7 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
  • Gen 31:24 — And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
  • Jer 1:7 — But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
  • Num 22:9 — And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
  • Num 22:35 — And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
  • Num 23:12 — And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
  • Num 23:26 — But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
  • Num 24:13 — If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?