Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

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 © biblegateway Num 23:19	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 © biblegateway Num 23:19	"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 © biblegateway Num 23:19	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 © biblegateway Num 23:19	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 © SABDAweb Num 23:19	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 © bibleoremus Num 23:19	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 © biblegateway Num 23:19	"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?
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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 © biblegateway Num 23:19	"God <0410> is not a man <0376> , that He should lie <03576> , Nor <03808> a son <01121> of man <0120> , that He should repent <05162> ; Has He said <0559> , and will He not do <06213> it? Or has He spoken <01696> , and will He not make <06965> it good <06965> ?
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

¹tn Heb “son of man.”

²tn 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.