Numbers 22:4

Numbers 22:4 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.”
So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

4Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this horde will eat up all that is around us, as the ox eats up the grass of the field!” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

4Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this horde will lick up all that is around us, just as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was the king of Moab at that time.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

4So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.”
Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,

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American Standard Version (ASV)

4And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

4Therfore Moab said vnto the Elders of Midian, Nowe shall this multitude licke vp all that are round about vs, as an oxe licketh vp ye grasse of the fielde: and Balak the sonne of Zippor was King of the Moabites at that time.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

4Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.”
Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

4The Moabites spoke to the elders of Midian. They said, “This huge mob is going to destroy everything around us. They’ll lick it up as an ox licks up all the grass in the fields.”
Balak, the son of Zippor, was the king of Moab at that time.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

4So the Moabites said to the leaders of the Midianites, ‘This large group of people will destroy everything around us. They will be like a bull that eats all the grass in a field! Nothing will remain!’
So Balak, the king of Moab,

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

4and Moab says to [the] elderly of Midian, “Now the assembly licks up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the green thing of the field.” And Balak son of Zippor [is] king of Moab at that time,

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