Numbers 23:20,26
Numbers 23:20 King James Version (KJV)
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers 23:26 King James Version (KJV)
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
Numbers 23:17-24 The Message (MSG)
Balaam returned and found him stationed beside his Whole-Burnt-Offering and the nobles of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What did GOD say?” Then Balaam spoke his message-oracle: On your feet, Balak. Listen, listen carefully son of Zippor: God is not man, one given to lies, and not a son of man changing his mind. Does he speak and not do what he says? Does he promise and not come through? I was brought here to bless; and now he’s blessed—how can I change that? He has no bone to pick with Jacob, he sees nothing wrong with Israel. GOD is with them, and they’re with him, shouting praises to their King. God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox. No magic spells can bind Jacob, no incantations can hold back Israel. People will look at Jacob and Israel and say, “What a great thing has God done!” Look, a people rising to its feet, stretching like a lion, a king-of-the-beasts, aroused, Unsleeping, unresting until its hunt is over and it’s eaten and drunk its fill.
Numbers 23:26 The Message (MSG)
Balaam replied to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you earlier: ‘All God speaks, and only what he speaks, I speak’?” * * *
Numbers 23:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Numbers 23:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever the LORD speaks, that I must do’?”
Numbers 23:20 New Century Version (NCV)
He told me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.
Numbers 23:26 New Century Version (NCV)
Balaam answered Balak, “I told you before that I can only do what the LORD tells me.”
Numbers 23:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers 23:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do?
Numbers 23:20 New International Version (NIV)
I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
Numbers 23:26 New International Version (NIV)
Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the LORD says?”
Numbers 23:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers 23:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
So Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘All that the LORD speaks, that I must do’?”
Numbers 23:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Behold, I have received His command to bless [Israel]. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers 23:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not say to you, ‘All that the LORD speaks, that I must do?’ ”
Numbers 23:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
Numbers 23:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
But Balaam replied to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you that I can do only what the LORD tells me?”