Numbers 22:7 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian go, and divinations in their hand, and they come in unto Balaam, and speak unto him the words of Balak,

English ASV

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

English Amplified

And the elders of Moab and of Midian departed with the rewards of foretelling in their hands; and they came to Balaam and told him the words of Balak.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the elders of Moab and of Midian departed with the rewards of foretelling in their hands; and they came to Balaam and told him the words of Balak.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The elders of Moab and Midian departed with fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and reported Balak’s words to him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed, having the rewards of divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.

English EASY 2024

The leaders of Moab and Midian went to find Balaam. They took the money to pay for Balaam's work. When they found him, they told him what Balak had said.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The leaders of Moab and Midian left. They went to talk to Balaam. They carried with them money to pay him for his service. Then they told him what Balak had said.

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak's message.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So the Moabite and Midianite leaders took with them the payment for the curse, went to Balaam, and gave him Balak's message.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The leaders of Moab and Midian left, taking money with them to pay for Balaam's services. They came to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The elders of Moab and Midian departed with fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and reported Balak's words to him.

English KJV 1611

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

English LSB

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went away with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and spoke Balak’s words to him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with the divination payments in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and repeated Balak's words to him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then the elders of Moab and of Midian left with the divination fee in hand and went to Balaam. When they had given him Balak's message,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fee for divination in their hand. They came to Balaam and reported to him the words of Balak.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The elders of Moab and Midian left. They took with them the money they knew Balaam would ask for. They wanted him to use magic and figure things out for them. They came to where Balaam was. And they told him what Balak had said.

English NIV

The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.

English NKJ 1982

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the diviner’s fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

English NLT

Balak's messengers, officials of both Moab and Midian, set out and took money with them to pay Balaam to curse Israel. They went to Balaam and urgently explained to him what Balak wanted.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and gave him Balak's message.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and gave him Balak's message.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The messengers he sent were some of the top leaders of Moab and Midian. They went to Balaam with money in hand and urgently explained to him what Balak wanted.

English Tyndale 1537

And the elders of Moab went with the elders of Madian, and the reward of the soothsaying in their hands. And they came unto Balam and told him the words of Balac.