Numbers 22:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 22:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בִּלְעָם֮
Bilʻâm
H1109
Balaam
לַיְלָה֒
layil
H3915
night
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לִקְרֹ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְךָ֙
בָּ֣אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
ק֖וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
לֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אִתָּ֑ם
ʼêth
H854
with
וְאַ֗ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדָּבָ֛ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
אֹת֥וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
תַעֲשֶֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men are come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that shall you do.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to summon you, rise, go with them. But only the word that I speak to you, it you shall do.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).