Numbers Chapter 22 verse 20 Holy Bible
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call thee, rise and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say to thee, that shalt thou perform.
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God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men are come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that shall you do.
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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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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) If the men come to call thee.--The words may be rendered Since (or, forasmuch as) the men have come to call thee. The messengers had already come for that purpose, as it is stated in Numbers 22:16, where the same verb is used. The phrase which is here rendered to "call" occurs also in Numbers 22:5.Rise up, and go with them.--There is no real inconsistency with Numbers 22:12. The absolute and immutable prohibition had reference to the cursing. The going with the messengers, which was forbidden in mercy at first, was enjoined in judgment at last. God often punishes disobedience to His declared will by permitting the transgressors to "eat the fruit of their own way, and to be filled with their own devices" (Proverbs 1:31). "He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul" (Psalm 106:15). Comp. Psalm 81:12; Isaiah 66:4; Jeremiah 2:19. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThat nightלַיְלָה֒ (lay·lāh)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3915: A twist, night, adversityGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativecameוַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gotoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toBalaamבִּלְעָם֮ (bil·‘ām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophetand said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Sinceאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notthese menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personhave comeבָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goto summon you,לִקְרֹ֤א (liq·rō)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readget upק֖וּם (qūm)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 6965: To arise, stand up, standand goלֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkwith them,אִתָּ֑ם (’it·tām)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongbut you must onlyוְאַ֗ךְ (wə·’aḵ)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surelydoתַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (ṯa·‘ă·śeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makewhatאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatI tell you.”אֲדַבֵּ֥ר (’ă·ḏab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueJump to PreviousBalaam Bid Night Perform Rise Speak Summon Word
