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Contemporary English Version
Numbers 22:9
During the night, God asked Balaam, "Who are these people at your house?"
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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?"
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?
Good News Translation
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these people that are staying with you?"
God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these people that are staying 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 Israel moved from there to the hills of Moab, where they camped across the Jordan River from the town of Jericho. 2When King Balak of Moab and his people heard how many Israelites there were and what they had done to the Amorites, he and the Moabites were terrified and panicked. 4 They said to the Midianite leaders, "That bunch of Israelites will wipe out everything in sight, like a bull eating grass in a field." So King Balak 5 sent a message to Balaam son of Beor who lived among his relatives in the town of Pethor near the Euphrates River. It said: I need your help. A huge group of people has come here from Egypt and settled near my territory. 6 They are too powerful for us to defeat, so would you come and place a curse on them? Maybe then we can run them off. I know that anyone you bless will be successful, but anyone you curse will fail. 7 The leaders of Moab and Midian left and took along money to pay Balaam for his work. When they got to his house, they gave him Balak's message. 8 "Spend the night here," Balaam replied, "and tomorrow I will tell you the Lord 's answer." So the officials stayed at his house. 9 During the night, God asked Balaam, "Who are these people at your house?" 10 "They are messengers from King Balak of Moab," Balaam answered. "He sent them 11 to ask me to go to Moab and place a curse on the people who have come there from Egypt. They have settled everywhere around him, and he wants to run them off."
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 where he could offer sacrifices to the Lord . Then he offered on the altar one of each kind of animal and bird that could be used for a sacrifice.
Noah built an altar where he could offer sacrifices to the Lord . Then he offered on the altar one of each kind of animal and bird that could be used for a sacrifice.
Genesis 12:7
but the Lord appeared to Abram and promised, "I will give this land to your family forever." Abram then built an altar there for the Lord .
but the Lord appeared to Abram and promised, "I will give this land to your family forever." Abram then built an altar there for the Lord .
Genesis 22:1
Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he spoke to him. Abraham answered, "Here I am, Lord ."
Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he spoke to him. Abraham answered, "Here I am, Lord ."
Genesis 22:2
The Lord said, "Go get Isaac, your only son, the one you dearly love! Take him to the land of Moriah, and I will show you a mountain where you must sacrifice him to me on the fires of an altar."
The Lord said, "Go get Isaac, your only son, the one you dearly love! Take him to the land of Moriah, and I will show you a mountain where you must sacrifice him to me on the fires of an altar."
Genesis 22:4
Three days later Abraham looked off in the distance and saw the place.
Three days later Abraham looked off in the distance and saw the place.
Genesis 22:7
Isaac said, "Father, we have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?" "My son," Abraham answered, "God will provide the lamb." The two of them walked on, and
Isaac said, "Father, we have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?" "My son," Abraham answered, "God will provide the lamb." The two of them walked on, and
Genesis 22:10
He then took the knife and got ready to kill his son.
He then took the knife and got ready to kill his son.
Genesis 22:17
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
Genesis 22:18
You have obeyed me, and so you and your descendants will be a blessing to all nations on earth."
You have obeyed me, and so you and your descendants will be a blessing to all nations on earth."
Genesis 22:19
Abraham and Isaac went back to the servants who had come with him, and they returned to Abraham's home in Beersheba.
Abraham and Isaac went back to the servants who had come with him, and they returned to Abraham's home in Beersheba.
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.
