Numbers 22:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?””
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BSBPD
“Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, `Who <FI>are<Fi> these men with thee?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Numbers 22:9 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
- Genesis 4:9And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
- Genesis 16:8“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
- Genesis 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
- Genesis 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
- Genesis 41:25At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
- Exodus 4:2And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
- Numbers 22:20That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
- 2 Kings 20:14Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
- Daniel 2:45And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
- Daniel 4:31While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
- Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
- Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- John 11:51Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
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