20 I have received a command to bless;(A)
    he has blessed,(B) and I cannot change it.(C)

21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(D)
    no misery observed[a] in Israel.(E)
The Lord their God is with them;(F)
    the shout of the King(G) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(H)
    they have the strength of a wild ox.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found

20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

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20 Look, I received a command to bless.
He has blessed—I cannot change it!
21 No misfortune is to be seen in Jacob,
    and no misery in Israel!
Adonai their God is with them
    —the King’s shout is among them!
22 God is bringing them from Egypt
    with the strong horns of the wild ox!

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