Verse Comparison: Numbers 23:20
American Standard Version
Behold, I have received `commandment' to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Amplified® Bible
You see, I have received His command to bless Israel. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse {or} qualify it.
Contemporary English Version
"My command from God was to bless these people, and there's nothing I can do to change what he has done.
Darby English Version
Behold, I have received [mission] to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Good News Bible
I have been instructed to bless, And when God blesses, I cannot call it back.
King James Version
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I have received {a command} to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
New International Version
I have received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
New King James Version
Behold, I have received a command to bless;
He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Revised Standard Version
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I `can'not reverse it.