Numbers 23:20
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Behold, I have received commandment to bless; and He hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
“Behold, I have received His command to bless [Israel]. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
You see, I have received His command to bless Israel. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse or qualify it.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
I have indeed received a command to bless; since he has blessed, I cannot change it.
I received a blessing, and he blessed. I can’t take it back.
Look, I am ordered to bless; when he blesses, I can’t reverse it.
“My command from God was to bless these people, and there's nothing I can do to change what he has done.
Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
I was brought to bless, the blessing I am not able to hinder.
He told me to bless them. He blessed them, so I cannot change that.
He told me that I must bless the Israelites. He has blessed them, so I must do it too.
Look, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I cannot change that.
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
He ·told [commanded] me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: for he hath blessed, and I cannot alter it.
I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t change it.
I have been instructed to bless, And when God blesses, I cannot call it back.
I have indeed received a command to bless; since He has blessed, I cannot change it.
He told me to bless them. So I cannot change the blessing.
Look! I’ve received a blessing, and so I will bless. I won’t withdraw it.
Behold, I have received blessing; and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Behold, I have received a command to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.
And he replied, “Rise up, Balak, and hear: Listen to me, you son of Zippor. God is not a man, that he should lie; He doesn’t change his mind like humans do. Has he ever promised, Without doing what he said? Look! I have received a command to bless them, For God has blessed them, And I cannot reverse it! He has not seen sin in Jacob. He will not trouble Israel! Jehovah their God is with them. He is their king! God has brought them out of Egypt. Israel has the strength of a wild ox. No curse can be placed on Jacob, And no magic shall be done against him. For now it shall be said of Israel, ‘What wonders God has done for them!’ These people rise up as a lion; They shall not lie down Until they have eaten what they capture And have drunk the blood of the slain!”
Balaam returned and found him stationed beside his Whole-Burnt-Offering and the nobles of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What did God say?” Then Balaam spoke his message-oracle: On your feet, Balak. Listen, listen carefully son of Zippor: God is not man, one given to lies, and not a son of man changing his mind. Does he speak and not do what he says? Does he promise and not come through? I was brought here to bless; and now he’s blessed—how can I change that? He has no bone to pick with Jacob, he sees nothing wrong with Israel. God is with them, and they’re with him, shouting praises to their King. God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox. No magic spells can bind Jacob, no incantations can hold back Israel. People will look at Jacob and Israel and say, “What a great thing has God done!” Look, a people rising to its feet, stretching like a lion, a king-of-the-beasts, aroused, Unsleeping, unresting until its hunt is over and it’s eaten and drunk its fill.
See, I have received a commandment to bless, and He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t change it.
I was summoned to bless; I will bless; I cannot revoke it!
Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, I cannot revoke it.
“Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Behold, I have received a blessing; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
He told me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.
Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
He has commanded me to bless Israel. He has given them his blessing. And I can’t change it.
I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
See, I have been told to speak good of Israel. When He has spoken good of them, I cannot change it.
Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Hinei, I have received commandment to make brocha; and He hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Look, I received a command to bless. He has blessed—I cannot change it!
Look here, I received a word of blessing, and He has spoken a blessing. I cannot take it back.
Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.
I am brought hither by the Lord to bless; (and) I may not forbid, or hinder, (the) blessing.
Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can]not reverse it.
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