11 translations · Hebrew
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
Numbers 23:19 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- KJV King James Version
- God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- God 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?
- ASV American Standard Version
- God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- God [is] not a man—and lies, || And a son of man—and relents! Has He said—and He does not do [it]? And spoken—and He does not confirm it?
- FBV Free Bible Version
- God isn't a human being who would lie. He's not a mere mortal who changes his mind. Does he say he's going to do something but doesn't? Does he make promises he doesn't carry out?
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- God [is] not a man — and lieth, And a son of man — and repenteth! Hath He said — and doth He not do [it]? And spoken — and doth He not confirm it?
- DBY Darby Translation
- God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoke, and shall he not make it good?
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- God is not a man, that he should lie, nor as the son of man, that he should be changed. Hath he said then, and will he not do? hath he spoken, and will he not fulfill?
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹ֣א | lō | is not | H3808 לֹא not |
| אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | a man | H376 אִישׁ man |
| אֵל֙ | ’êl | God | H410 אֵל God |
| וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב | wî·ḵaz·zêḇ | that He should lie | H3576 כָּזַב to lie |
| וּבֶן־ | ū·ḇen- | or a son | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| אָדָ֖ם | ’ā·ḏām | of man | H120 אָדָם man |
| וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם | wə·yiṯ·ne·ḥām | that He should change His mind | H5162 נָחַם to be sorry: comfort |
| הַה֤וּא | ha·hū | Does He | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | speak | H559 אָמַר to say |
| וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | and not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | act | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| וְדִבֶּ֖ר | wə·ḏib·ber | Does He promise | H1696 דָבַר to speak: speak |
| וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | and not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יְקִימֶֽנָּה׃ | yə·qî·men·nāh | fulfill | H6965 קָמָי (Leb)-kamai |
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 15:29
Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
- James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
- Malachi 3:6
“For I, Yahweh, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
- Hebrews 6:18
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
- Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
- Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
- Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
- Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
- Psalm 89:35
Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
- Hosea 11:9
I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One among you; and I will not come in wrath.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
17 He 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?”
18 He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.
19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t reverse it.
21 He has not seen iniquity in Jacob. Neither has he seen perverseness in Israel. Yahweh his God is with him. The shout of a king is among them.
Read all of Numbers 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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