Numbers 23:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 23:19 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 →
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֵל֙
ʼêl
H410
God
וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב
kâzab
H3576
to lie
וּבֶן
bên
H1121
son
אָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
הַה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וְדִבֶּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְקִימֶֽנָּה
qûwm
H6965
to rise
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World English Bible Public Domain
God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
God is not a man that he should lie, or a son of man that he should change his mind. Has he said and will not do? Or has he spoken and will not make it arise?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).