Other translations
American Standard Version
And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Darby Bible Translation
And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And the Lord put the word in his mouth, and said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
God's Word
The LORD told Balaam, "Go back to Balak, and give him my message."
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD put a message in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak and say what I tell you."
International Standard Version
Then the LORD gave Balaam this message. "Return to Balak and speak to him."
NET Bible
Then the LORD put a message in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you."
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus."
New International Version
The LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this word."
New Living Translation
The LORD gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said, "Go back to Balak and give him my message."
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
The World English Bible
Yahweh put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, "Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak."
EasyEnglish Bible
God told Balaam the message that he should speak to Balak.
Young‘s Literal Translation
and Jehovah putteth a word in the mouth of Balaam, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
New Life Version
Then the Lord put words in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak. This is what you should say.”
The Voice Bible
Eternal One (giving Balaam the right words to say): Go back to Balak and recite what I’ve told you.
Living Bible
Then the Lord gave Balaam a message for King Balak.
New Catholic Bible
The Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and proclaim this.”
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”
Jubilee Bible 2000
And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Christian Standard Bible
Then the Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and say what I tell you.”
Amplified Bible © 1954
And the Lord put a speech in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return to Balak and thus shall you speak.
New Century Version
The Lord told Balaam what he should say. Then the Lord said, “Go back to Balak and give him this message.”
The Message
Then God gave Balaam a message: “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The Lord put a message into Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you are to deliver this message.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.”
Good News Translation®
The Lord told Balaam what to say and sent him back to Balak to give him his message.
Wycliffe Bible
Forsooth the Lord putted a word in his mouth, and said, Turn again to Balak, and thou shalt speak these things. (And the Lord put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thou shalt say these things to him.)
Contemporary English Version
The Lord gave Balaam a message, then sent him back to tell Balak.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, ‘Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.’
Common English Bible © 2011
The Lord gave Balaam something to say, and said to him, “Return to Balak and say this.”
Amplified Bible © 2015
Then the Lord put a speech in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”
English Standard Version Anglicised
And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Lord put an utterance in Balaam’s mouth, and said: Go back to Balak, and speak accordingly.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”
The Expanded Bible
The Lord ·told Balaam what he should say [L put a word in the mouth of Balaam]. Then the Lord said, “Go back to Balak and ·give him this message [L thus you will speak].”
Tree of Life Version
Adonai put a message into Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak and speak this.”
Revised Standard Version
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
New International Reader's Version
The Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth. The Lord said, “Go back to Balak. Give him my message.”
BRG Bible
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Adonai put a word in Bil‘am’s mouth and said, “Go on back to Balak, and speak as I tell you.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, ‘Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And Hashem put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Names of God Bible
Yahweh told Balaam, “Go back to Balak, and give him my message.”
Modern English Version
The Lord put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you will speak.”
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord gave Balaam a message for Balak and said, “Go back to Balak and say the things that I have given you to say.”
International Children’s Bible
The Lord told Balaam what he should say. Then the Lord said, “Go back to Balak and give him this message.”
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, “Return to Balak, and you must speak thus.”
New International Version - UK
The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, ‘Go back to Balak and give him this word.’