Numbers 22:20

And word came from before the Lord unto Bileam by night, and said to him: If the men come to call thee, arise and go with them; nevertheless the word that I speak with thee, that thou shalt do.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

In Context

19But now I beg you tarry here this night, that I may know what yet the Lord will speak unto me.

21And Bileam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

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Cross References

Numbers 23:5And the Lord put a word upon Bileam’s mouth, and said to him: Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

Numbers 23:16And the Word from before the Lord met Bileam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus speak.

Numbers 24:13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I have no power to transgress the decree of the Word of the Lord, to do good or evil of my own will; whatsoever the Lord shall sat that will I speak?

Matthew Henry on Numbers 22:16-22

Balak's Second Message to Balaam. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver… Read the whole commentary →

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