Numbers 23:19

NETBible

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, 1  that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? 2 

NIV ©

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfil?

NASB ©

"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?

NLT ©

God is not a man, that he should lie. He is not a human, that he should change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

MSG ©

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?

BBE ©

God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?

NRSV ©

God is not a human being, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

NKJV ©

"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? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

KJV
God
<0410>
[is] not a man
<0376>_,
that he should lie
<03576> (8762)_;
neither the son
<01121>
of man
<0120>_,
that he should repent
<05162> (8691)_:
hath he said
<0559> (8804)_,
and shall he not do
<06213> (8799)
[it]? or hath he spoken
<01696> (8765)_,
and shall he not make it good
<06965> (8686)_?
NASB ©
"God
<410>
is not a man
<376>
, that He should lie
<3576>
, Nor
<3808>
a son
<1121>
of man
<120>
, that He should repent
<5162>
; Has He said
<559>
, and will He not do
<6213>
it? Or has He spoken
<1696>
, and will He not make
<6965>
it good
<6965>
?
LXXM
ouc
<3364> 
ADV
wv
<3739> 
CONJ
anyrwpov
<444> 
N-NSM
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
yeov
<2316> 
N-NSM
diarthyhnai {V-APN} oude
<3761> 
CONJ
wv
<3739> 
CONJ
uiov
<5207> 
N-NSM
anyrwpou
<444> 
N-GSM
apeilhyhnai {V-APN} autov
<846> 
D-NSM
eipav {V-AAPNS} ouci
<3364> 
ADV
poihsei
<4160> 
V-FAI-3S
lalhsei
<2980> 
V-FAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ouci
<3364> 
ADV
emmenei
<1696> 
V-FAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL
God
<0410>
is not
<03808>
a man
<0376>
, that he should lie
<03576>
, nor a human being
<0120>

<01121>
, that he should change
<05162>
his mind
<05162>
. Has
<01931>
he said
<0559>
, and will he not
<03808>
do
<06213>
it? Or has he spoken
<01696>
, and will he not
<03808>
make
<06965>
it happen
<06965>
?
HEBREW
hnmyqy
<06965>
alw
<03808>
rbdw
<01696>
hvey
<06213>
alw
<03808>
rma
<0559>
awhh
<01931>
Mxntyw
<05162>
Mda
<0120>
Nbw
<01121>
bzkyw
<03576>
la
<0410>
sya
<0376>
al (23:19)
<03808>
NETBible

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, 1  that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “son of man.”

2 tn The verb is the Hiphil of קוּם (qum, “to cause to rise; to make stand”). The meaning here is more of the sense of fulfilling the promises made.