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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
הנה ברך לקחתי וברך ולא אשיבנה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
hnh brk lqKHty vbrk vlA ASHybnh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
ad benedicendum adductus sum benedictionem prohibere non valeo

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
New King James Version   
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21st Century King James Version   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless; and He hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Darby Bible Translation   
Behold, I have received mission to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
I was brought to bless, the blessing I am not able to hinder.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
God's Word   
I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can't change it.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
I have indeed received a command to bless; since He has blessed, I cannot change it.
International Standard Version   
Look! I've received a blessing, and so I will bless. I won't withdraw it.
NET Bible   
Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has 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 Living Translation   
Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
Webster's Bible Translation   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
The World English Bible   
Behold, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can't reverse it.
EasyEnglish Bible   
He told me that I must bless the Israelites. He has blessed them, so I must do it too.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I [can]not reverse it.
New Life Version   
See, I have been told to speak good of Israel. When He has spoken good of them, I cannot change it.
The Voice Bible   
Look here, I received a word of blessing, and He has spoken a blessing. I cannot take it back.
Living Bible   
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!”
New Catholic Bible   
Behold, I have received a blessing; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Behold, I have received blessing; and he has blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Christian Standard Bible   
I have indeed received a command to bless; since he has blessed, I cannot change it.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
You see, I have received His command to bless Israel. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse or qualify it.
New Century Version   
He told me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.
The Message   
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.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Look, I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I cannot change that.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Good News Translation®   
I have been instructed to bless, And when God blesses, I cannot call it back.
Wycliffe Bible   
I am brought hither by the Lord to bless; (and) I may not forbid, or hinder, (the) blessing.
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.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Common English Bible © 2011   
I received a blessing, and he blessed. I can’t take it back.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Behold, I have received His command to bless [Israel]. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
I was summoned to bless; I will bless; I cannot revoke it!
New American Standard Bible   
Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, I cannot revoke it.
The Expanded Bible   
He ·told [commanded] me to bless them, so I cannot change the blessing.
Tree of Life Version   
Look, I received a command to bless. He has blessed—I cannot change it!
Revised Standard Version   
Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
New International Reader's Version   
He has commanded me to bless Israel. He has given them his blessing. And I can’t change it.
BRG Bible   
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Look, I am ordered to bless; when he blesses, I can’t reverse it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
See, I received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Hinei, I have received commandment to make brocha; and He hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Names of God Bible   
I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can’t change it.
Modern English Version   
See, I have received a commandment to bless, and He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Easy-to-Read Version   
He told me to bless them. He blessed them, so I cannot change that.
International Children’s Bible   
He told me to bless them. So I cannot change the blessing.
Lexham English Bible   
Behold, I have received a command to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.
New International Version - UK   
I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.