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Good News Translation
Numbers 22:9
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these people that are staying 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?
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?
Berean 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?"
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
1 The Israelites moved on and set up camp in the plains of Moab east of the Jordan and opposite Jericho. 2 When the king of Moab, Balak son of Zippor, heard what the Israelites had done to the Amorites and how many Israelites there were, 3 he and all his people became terrified. 4 The Moabites said to the leaders of the Midianites, "This horde will soon destroy everything around us, like a bull eating the grass in a pasture." So King Balak 5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor near the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw. They brought him this message from Balak: "I want you to know that a whole nation has come from Egypt; its people are spreading out everywhere and threatening to take over our land. 6 They outnumber us, so please come and put a curse on them for me. Then perhaps we will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. I know that when you pronounce a blessing, people are blessed, and when you pronounce a curse, they are placed under a curse." 7 So the Moabite and Midianite leaders took with them the payment for the curse, went to Balaam, and gave him Balak's message. 8 Balaam said to them, "Spend the night here, and tomorrow I will report to you whatever the Lord tells me." So the Moabite leaders stayed with Balaam. 9 God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these people that are staying with you?" 10 He answered, "King Balak of Moab has sent them to tell me
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
Noah built an altar to the Lord ; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.
Noah built an altar to the Lord ; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.
Genesis 12:7
The Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "This is the country that I am going to give to your descendants." Then Abram built an altar there to the Lord , who had appeared to him.
The Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "This is the country that I am going to give to your descendants." Then Abram built an altar there to the Lord , who had appeared to him.
Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"
Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"
Genesis 22:2
"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."
"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."
Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham saw the place in the distance.
On the third day Abraham saw the place in the distance.
Genesis 22:7
Isaac spoke up, "Father!" He answered, "Yes, my son?" Isaac asked, "I see that you have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?"
Isaac spoke up, "Father!" He answered, "Yes, my son?" Isaac asked, "I see that you have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?"
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:10
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.
Genesis 22:17
I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.
I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.
Genesis 22:18
All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants—all because you obeyed my command."
All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants—all because you obeyed my command."
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.
