| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 23:19:1 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Numbers 23:19:2 ⧉אִ֥ישׁisha man Numbers 23:19:3 ⧉אֵל֙elis God Numbers 23:19:4 ⧉וִֽיכַזֵּ֔בvikhazzevthat he should lie Numbers 23:19:5 ⧉וּבֶן־אָדָ֖םuvenadamnor a son of man Numbers 23:19:6 ⧉וְיִתְנֶחָ֑םveyitnekhamthat he should change his mind Numbers 23:19:7 ⧉הַה֤וּאhahuhe Numbers 23:19:8 ⧉אָמַר֙amarhas said Numbers 23:19:9 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand will not Numbers 23:19:10 ⧉יַעֲשֶׂ֔הyaasedo it Numbers 23:19:11 ⧉וְדִבֵּ֖רvedibberor has he spoken Numbers 23:19:12 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand will not Numbers 23:19:13 ⧉יְקִימֶֽנָּה׃yekimenafulfill it |
| 19. Formal Translation God {El, Unchanging One} is not a human that He should speak falsely, nor a son of man that He should relent. Has He spoken, and will He not do it? Or has He declared it, and will He not bring it to pass? |
| 19. Dynamic Translation God {El, Ever-Steadfast} is not a man, so He does not lie, and He is not a mortal who turns back in regret. When He speaks, He acts; when He promises, He makes it happen. |