Numbers 22:20

Webster's Bible (1833)

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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  • Num 23:26 : 26 But Balaam answered Balak, Didn't I tell you, saying, All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do?
  • Num 24:13 : 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind; what Yahweh speaks, that will I speak?
  • Num 23:12 : 12 He answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?
  • Num 22:35 : 35 The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
  • Num 23:5 : 5 Yahweh put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.
  • Num 23:16 : 16 Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.
  • 1 Sam 8:5-9 : 5 and they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh. 7 Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you. 9 Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
  • 1 Sam 12:12-19 : 12 When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us; when Yahweh your God was your king. 13 Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and, behold, Yahweh has set a king over you. 14 If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, and both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Yahweh your God, [well]: 15 but if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then will the hand of Yahweh be against you, as it was against your fathers. 16 Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes. 17 Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking you a king. 18 So Samuel called to Yahweh; and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel. 19 All the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.
  • Ps 33:10-11 : 10 Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. 11 The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
  • Ps 78:30-31 : 30 They didn't turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths, 31 When the anger of God went up against them, Killed some of the fattest of them, And struck down the young men of Israel.
  • Ps 81:12 : 12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, That they might walk in their own counsels.
  • Isa 37:29 : 29 Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
  • Ezek 14:2-5 : 2 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 3 Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? 4 Therefore speak to them, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Every man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I Yahweh will answer him therein according to the multitude of his idols; 5 that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
  • Hos 13:11 : 11 I have given you a king in my anger, And have taken him away in my wrath.
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie; 12 that they all might be judged who didn't believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 22:34-41
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    87%

    34Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, I have sinned; for I didn't know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease you, I will get me back again.

    35The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

    36When Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.

    37Balak said to Balaam, Didn't I earnestly send to you to call you? why didn't you come to me? am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?

    38Balaam said to Balak, Behold, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.

    39Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.

    40Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

    41It happened in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there the utmost part of the people.

  • Num 22:16-19
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    16They came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:

    17for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.

    18Balaam answered the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.

    19Now therefore, please wait also here this night, that I may know what Yahweh will speak to me more.

  • Num 22:7-10
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    7The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.

    8He said to them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

    9God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with you?

    10Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, [saying],

  • Num 22:21-23
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    84%

    21Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

    22God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Yahweh placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

    23The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.

  • Num 23:15-18
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    15He said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder.

    16Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.

    17He came to him, and, behold, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. Balak said to him, What has Yahweh spoken?

    18He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Zippor:

  • Num 23:2-5
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    82%

    2Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram.

    3Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go: perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever he shows me I will tell you. He went to a bare height.

    4God met Balaam: and he said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

    5Yahweh put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.

  • Num 22:12-14
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    82%

    12God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.

    13Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Yahweh refuses to give me leave to go with you.

    14The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.

  • Num 23:25-27
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    80%

    25Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

    26But Balaam answered Balak, Didn't I tell you, saying, All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do?

    27Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; peradventure it will please God that you may curse me them from there.

  • Num 24:12-15
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    80%

    12Balaam said to Balak, Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,

    13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind; what Yahweh speaks, that will I speak?

    14Now, behold, I go to my people: come, [and] I will advertise you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.

    15He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says;

  • Num 23:11-13
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    78%

    11Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have blessed them altogether.

    12He answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?

    13Balak said to him, Please come with me to another place, from whence you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.

  • Num 22:5
    78%

    5He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they abide over against me.

  • Num 24:25
    77%

    25Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

  • Num 24:1-3
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    75%

    1When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

    2Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.

    3He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says;

  • Num 23:7
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    7He took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, Come, defy Israel.

  • Num 22:31
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    31Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.

  • Josh 24:9
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    9Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;