Other translations
American Standard Version
And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
Darby Bible Translation
And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.”
God's Word
The LORD came to Balaam and told him, "Go back to Balak, and give him my message."
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth. Then He said, "Return to Balak and say what I tell you."
International Standard Version
Then the LORD met with Balaam and gave a message to him. "Now go back to Balak and speak to him."
NET Bible
Then the LORD met Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you."
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak."
New International Version
The LORD met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this word."
New Living Translation
And the LORD met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said, "Go back to Balak and give him my message."
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus.
The World English Bible
Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, "Return to Balak, and say this."
EasyEnglish Bible
The Lord met Balaam and told him the message that he should speak to Balak. He told Balaam to go and tell it to Balak.
Young‘s Literal Translation
and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
New Life Version
The Lord met Balaam and put words in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak. This is what you should say.”
The Voice Bible
And once again, the Eternal met Balaam and gave him the words to say. Eternal One: Go back to Balak, and recite what I’ve told you.
Living Bible
And the Lord met Balaam and told him what to say.
New Catholic Bible
The Lord visited Balaam and put a word in his mouth saying, “Go back again to Balak and proclaim this.”
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
Jubilee Bible 2000
And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said unto him, Go again unto Balak and say thus.
Christian Standard Bible
The Lord met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth. Then he said, “Return to Balak and say what I tell you.”
Amplified Bible © 1954
And the Lord met Balaam and put a speech in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and speak thus.
New Century Version
So the Lord came to Balaam and told him what to say. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and say such and such.”
The Message
God met with Balaam and gave him a message. He said, “Return to Balak and give him the message.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The Lord met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth. The Lord said, “Return to Balak, and you are to deliver this message.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Lord met Balaam, put a word into his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall say.”
Good News Translation®
The Lord met Balaam, told him what to say, and sent him back to Balak to give him his message.
Wycliffe Bible
And when the Lord had met with Balaam, and had put a word in his mouth, he said, Turn again to Balak (Return to Balak), and thou shalt say these things to him.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord appeared to Balaam and gave him another message, then he told him to go and tell Balak.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Lord met Balaam, put a word into his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall say.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The Lord met Balaam, put a word into his mouth, and said, ‘Return to Balak, and this is what you shall say.’
Common English Bible © 2011
The Lord granted Balaam an appearance and gave him a message. He said, “Return to Balak and say this.”
Amplified Bible © 2015
Then the Lord met Balaam and put a speech in his mouth, and said, “Go back to Balak and you shall speak thus.”
English Standard Version Anglicised
And the Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Then the Lord met Balaam, and, having put an utterance in his mouth, said to him: Return to Balak, and speak accordingly.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”
The Expanded Bible
So the Lord came to Balaam and ·told him what to say [L put a word in his mouth]. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and say ·such and such [L thus].”
Tree of Life Version
Adonai met Balaam there and put a message into his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak and speak thus.”
Revised Standard Version
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.”
New International Reader's Version
The Lord met with Balaam. He put a message in Balaam’s mouth. The Lord said, “Go back to Balak. Give him my message.”
BRG Bible
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai met Bil‘am, put a word in his mouth and said, “Go on back to Balak, and speak as I tell you.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Lord met Balaam, put a word into his mouth, and said, ‘Return to Balak, and this is what you shall say.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And Hashem met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Names of God Bible
Yahweh came to Balaam and told him, “Go back to Balak, and give him my message.”
Modern English Version
The Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Go again to Balak, and thus you will speak.”
Easy-to-Read Version
So the Lord came to Balaam and told Balaam what to say. Then he told Balaam to go back to Balak and say these things.
International Children’s Bible
So the Lord came to Balaam. He told Balaam what to say. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and say such and such.”
Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh met with Balaam, and he put a word in his mouth, and he said, “Return to Balak, and you must speak thus.”
New International Version - UK
The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, ‘Go back to Balak and give him this word.’