Numbers 23:16
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New International Version (©2011)
The LORD met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this word."

New Living Translation (©2007)
And the LORD met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said, "Go back to Balak and give him my message."

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth. Then He said, "Return to Balak and say what I tell you."

International Standard Version (©2012)
Then the LORD met with Balaam and gave a message to him. "Now go back to Balak and speak to him."

NET Bible (©2006)
Then the LORD met Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and speak what I tell you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The LORD came to Balaam and told him, "Go back to Balak, and give him my message."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

American King James Version
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him.

Darby Bible Translation
And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

English Revised Version
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus.

World English Bible
Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, "Return to Balak, and say this."

Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:11-30 Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessing; and this blessing is both larger and stronger than the former. Men change their minds, and break their words; but God never changes his mind, and therefore never recalls his promise. And when in Scripture he is said to repent, it does not mean any change of his mind; but only a change of his way. There was sin in Jacob, and God saw it; but there was not such as might provoke him to give them up to ruin. If the Lord sees that we trust in his mercy, and accept of his salvation; that we indulge no secret lust, and continue not in rebellion, but endeavour to serve and glorify him; we may be sure that he looks upon us as accepted in Christ, that our sins are all pardoned. Oh the wonders of providence and grace, the wonders of redeeming love, of pardoning mercy, of the new-creating Spirit! Balak had no hope of ruining Israel, and Balaam showed that he had more reason to fear being ruined by them. Since Balaam cannot say what he would have him, Balak wished him to say nothing. But though there are many devices in man's heart, God's counsels shall stand. Yet they resolve to make another attempt, though they had no promise on which to build their hopes. Let us, who have a promise that the vision at the end shall speak and not lie, continue earnest in prayer, Lu 18:1.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth,.... As he did before, Numbers 23:5.

and said, go again unto Balak, and say thus; the words which are expressed in Numbers 23:18.

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Balaam's Second Oracle
…15And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak, and say thus. 17And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken? …

Numbers 22:20 That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."
Numbers 23:15 Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I meet with him over there."
Numbers 23:17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials. Balak asked him, "What did the LORD say?"