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King James Version
Numbers 23:20
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
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Hebrew Names Version
Behold, I have received [mitzvah] to bless: He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.
Behold, I have received [mitzvah] to bless: He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.
Lexham English Bible
Behold, I have received a command to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.
Behold, I have received a command to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.
English Standard Version
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
New Century Version
He told me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.
He told me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.
New English Translation
Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Amplified Bible
"Behold, I have received His command to bless [Israel]. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
"Behold, I have received His command to bless [Israel]. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, I cannot revoke it.
"Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, I cannot revoke it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: for he hath blessed, and I cannot alter it.
Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: for he hath blessed, and I cannot alter it.
Legacy Standard Bible
Behold, I have received a command to bless;When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Behold, I have received a command to bless;When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Contemporary English Version
"My command from God was to bless these people, and there's nothing I can do to change what he has done.
"My command from God was to bless these people, and there's nothing I can do to change what he has done.
Complete Jewish Bible
Look, I am ordered to bless; when he blesses, I can't reverse it.
Look, I am ordered to bless; when he blesses, I can't reverse it.
Darby Translation
Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Easy-to-Read Version
He told me to bless them. He blessed them, so I cannot change that.
He told me to bless them. He blessed them, so I cannot change that.
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, I was brought here to bless; and I cannot reverse the blessing.
Behold, I was brought here to bless; and I cannot reverse the blessing.
Good News Translation
I have been instructed to bless, And when God blesses, I cannot call it back.
I have been instructed to bless, And when God blesses, I cannot call it back.
Christian Standard Bible®
I have indeed received a command to bless;since he has blessed, I cannot change it.
I have indeed received a command to bless;since he has blessed, I cannot change it.
Literal Translation
Behold, I have received word to bless; yes, He has blessed; I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received word to bless; yes, He has blessed; I cannot reverse it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, I am brought hither to blesse, I blesse, & can not go backe there fro.
Beholde, I am brought hither to blesse, I blesse, & can not go backe there fro.
American Standard Version
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Bible in Basic English
See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde, I haue taken vpon me to blesse: for he hath blessed, and it is not in my power to aulter it.
Beholde, I haue taken vpon me to blesse: for he hath blessed, and it is not in my power to aulter it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, I am bidden to bless; and when He hath blessed, I cannot call it back.
Behold, I am bidden to bless; and when He hath blessed, I cannot call it back.
King James Version (1611)
Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: and hee hath blessed, and I cannot reuerse it.
Behold, I haue receiued commandement to blesse: and hee hath blessed, and I cannot reuerse it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: I will bless, and not turn back.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: I will bless, and not turn back.
English Revised Version
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Berean Standard Bible
I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y am brouyt to blesse, Y may not forbede blessyng.
Y am brouyt to blesse, Y may not forbede blessyng.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can]not reverse it.
Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can]not reverse it.
Update Bible Version
Look, I have received [commandment] to bless: And he has blessed, and I can't reverse it.
Look, I have received [commandment] to bless: And he has blessed, and I can't reverse it.
Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
World English Bible
Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.
Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.
New King James Version
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
New Living Translation
Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
New Life Bible
See, I have been told to speak good of Israel. When He has spoken good of them, I cannot change it.
See, I have been told to speak good of Israel. When He has spoken good of them, I cannot change it.
New Revised Standard
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! to bless, have I received command , - And I will bless, nor will I take it back.
Lo! to bless, have I received command , - And I will bless, nor will I take it back.
Douay-Rheims Bible
I was brought to bless, the blessing I am not able to hinder.
I was brought to bless, the blessing I am not able to hinder.
Revised Standard Version
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
"Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Contextual Overview
13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken? 18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he hath: Numbers 22:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 22:17
I cannot: Numbers 22:18, Numbers 22:38, John 10:27-29, Romans 8:38, Romans 8:39, 1 Peter 1:5
Reciprocal: Numbers 6:27 - and I will Numbers 23:8 - General Numbers 23:12 - General Numbers 23:27 - peradventure Numbers 24:1 - saw Deuteronomy 33:29 - Happy Judges 7:14 - his fellow 1 Kings 22:23 - and the Lord Job 23:13 - who can Psalms 109:28 - Let them Isaiah 45:19 - speak righteousness Jeremiah 38:21 - this is Acts 4:20 - we cannot
Cross-References
Genesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Genesis 23:10
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Genesis 23:14
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Genesis 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Genesis 50:5
My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
Genesis 50:13
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
2 Samuel 24:24
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
2 Kings 21:18
And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless,.... The people of Israel, to pronounce a blessing upon them, to declare them a happy people:
and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it; God has blessed them, has determined to bless them, has promised to bless them, has blessed them in the victories he has given them, and will complete the blessing of them, by bringing them into the land he has given them: so the blessings which God has designed for his spiritual Israel, and bestows upon them, are irreversible; they are blessings indeed, spiritual ones, and are for ever; he blesses them with himself, as their covenant; God, their portion here and hereafter, with Christ his Son, and all things with him, with righteousness, peace, and pardon, with his Spirit and the grace thereof, with sonship, heirship, and eternal life.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I have received commandment to bless - literally, “I have received to bless.” The reason of his blessing lay in the augury which he acknowledged, and in the divine overruling impulse which he could not resist, not in any “commandment” in words.
