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Numbers 22:38

38 And Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? fThe word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak.”

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Numbers 22:38 — The New International Version (NIV)

38 “Well, I have come to you now,” Balaam replied. “But I can’t say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:38 — English Standard Version (ESV)

38 Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.”

Numbers 22:38 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Numbers 22:38 — New Living Translation (NLT)

38 Balaam replied, “Look, now I have come, but I have no power to say whatever I want. I will speak only the message that God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:38 — New Century Version (NCV)

38 But Balaam answered, “I have come to you now, but I can’t say just anything. I can only say what God tells me to say.”

Numbers 22:38 — American Standard Version (ASV)

38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Numbers 22:38 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

38 And Balaam said to Balak, Lo, I am come to thee; but shall I now be able at all to say anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Numbers 22:38 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

38 Balaam replied, “Well, I’ve come to you now. But I can’t say whatever I want to. I can only say what God tells me to say.” 

Numbers 22:38 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

38 Balaam said to him, “Look, I have come to you, but can I say anything I want? I must speak only the message God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:38 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

38 Balaam said to Balak, “I have come to you now, but do I have power to say just anything? The word God puts in my mouth, that is what I must say.”

Numbers 22:38 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

38 Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I came to you now. Am I really able to speak anything at all? I speak the word that God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:38 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

38 “Well, I’ve come to you now,” Balaam replied. “But I can’t say just anything. I can only speak the words God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:38 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

38 So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”


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