Numbers 23:20

Balaam’s Second Oracle

19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? 20I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it. 21He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.

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Berean Standard Bible
I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.
American Standard Version (1901)
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Bible in Basic English
See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
Free Bible Version
Look, I have been ordered to give a blessing. God has blessed, and I can't change that.
King James (Authorized) Version
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
One Unity Resource Bible
Behold, I am ordered to bless. When he blesses, and I can’t reverse it.
Translation for Translators
He commanded me to request him to bless the Israelis, So he has blessed them, and I cannot change that.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Look, I have been commanded to bless. God has given a blessing, and I cannot reverse it.
Noah Webster Bible
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
World English Bible
Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can] not reverse it.