Numbers - 23:16

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

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 23:16.

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And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
And Jehovah met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
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.
and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'
And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
Occurtit vero Jehova ipsi Balaam, et posuit verbum in ore ejus, dixitque, Revertere ad Balac, et sic loqueris.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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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