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Numbers 22:9
Then God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
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Hebrew Names Version
God came to Bil`am, and said, What men are these with you?
God came to Bil`am, and said, What men are these with you?
King James Version
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
Lexham English Bible
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
English Standard Version
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
New Century Version
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
New English Translation
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Amplified Bible
God came to Balaam, and said, "Who are these men with you?"
God came to Balaam, and said, "Who are these men with you?"
New American Standard Bible
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then God came vnto Balaam, and sayde, What men are these with thee?
Then God came vnto Balaam, and sayde, What men are these with thee?
Legacy Standard Bible
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Contemporary English Version
During the night, God asked Balaam, "Who are these people at your house?"
During the night, God asked Balaam, "Who are these people at your house?"
Complete Jewish Bible
God came to Bil‘am and said, "Who are these men with you?"
God came to Bil‘am and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Darby Translation
And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with thee?
And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with thee?
Easy-to-Read Version
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
George Lamsa Translation
And God came to Balaam and said to him, Who are these men that are with you?
And God came to Balaam and said to him, Who are these men that are with you?
Good News Translation
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these people that are staying with you?"
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these people that are staying with you?"
Christian Standard Bible®
Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”
Literal Translation
And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?
And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And God came vnto Balaam, & sayde: What men are these, which are with ye?
And God came vnto Balaam, & sayde: What men are these, which are with ye?
American Standard Version
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
Bible in Basic English
And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?
And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And God came vnto Balaam, and sayd: What men are these with thee?
And God came vnto Balaam, and sayd: What men are these with thee?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And God came unto Balaam, and said: 'What men are these with thee?'
And God came unto Balaam, and said: 'What men are these with thee?'
King James Version (1611)
And God came vnto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
And God came vnto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And God came to Balaam, and said to him, Who are these men with thee?
And God came to Balaam, and said to him, Who are these men with thee?
English Revised Version
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
What wolen these men at thee `to hem silf?
What wolen these men at thee `to hem silf?
Young's Literal Translation
And God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, `Who [are] these men with thee?'
And God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, `Who [are] these men with thee?'
Update Bible Version
And God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?
And God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?
Webster's Bible Translation
And God came to Balaam, and said, What men [are] these with thee?
And God came to Balaam, and said, What men [are] these with thee?
World English Bible
God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?
God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?
New King James Version
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
New Living Translation
That night God came to Balaam and asked him, "Who are these men visiting you?"
That night God came to Balaam and asked him, "Who are these men visiting you?"
New Life Bible
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
New Revised Standard
God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And God came in unto Balaam, - and said, Who are these men with thee?
And God came in unto Balaam, - and said, Who are these men with thee?
Douay-Rheims Bible
What mean these men that are with thee?
What mean these men that are with thee?
Revised Standard Version
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
THE MESSAGE
Then God came to Balaam. He asked, "So who are these men here with you?"
Then God came to Balaam. He asked, "So who are these men here with you?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?"
Contextual Overview
1Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho. 2Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, 3and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites. 4So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, "This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field." Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time, 5he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. "Behold, a people has come out of Egypt," said Balak. "They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6So please come now and put a curse on these people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed." 7The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak. 8"Spend the night here," Balaam replied, "and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9Then God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"10And Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
God: Numbers 22:20, Genesis 20:3, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 41:25, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 4:31, Daniel 4:32, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 24:24, John 11:51
What men: Genesis 3:9-11, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 16:8, Exodus 4:2, 2 Kings 20:14, 2 Kings 20:15
Reciprocal: Numbers 23:3 - peradventure Numbers 23:4 - God
Cross-References
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. Taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. Taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your offspring." So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your offspring." So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered.
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered.
Genesis 22:2
"Take your son," God said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."
"Take your son," God said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."
Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
Genesis 22:7
Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" "Here I am, my son," he replied. "The fire and the wood are here," said Isaac, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" "Here I am, my son," he replied. "The fire and the wood are here," said Isaac, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two walked on together.
Abraham answered, "God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two walked on together.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And God came unto Balaam,.... In a dream very probably, as he did to Abimelech and Laban, Genesis 20:3:
and said, what men are these with thee? who lodged with him that night. This he said, not as ignorant who they were, or from whence they came, or what they came about; but in order to lead on to a discourse with Balaam, and to have from him the account of the men, and their business, and to try his fidelity in relating the affair.
