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Numbers 24:13

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13‘Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything to trespass the 1command of Yahweh, either good or bad, aof my own 2accord. bWhat Yahweh speaks, that I will speak’?

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit mouth
  2. 2Lit heart

Cross references

  1. aNum 16:28
  2. bNum 22:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

‘If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord, to do either good or bad of my own will. What the Lord speaks, that will I speak’?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord—and I must say only what the Lord says’?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the Lord’s command, to do anything good or bad of my own will? I will say whatever the Lord says.

NLTNew Living Translation

‘Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the Lord.’ I told you that I could say only what the Lord says!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

‘If Balak gave to me the fullness of his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond the command of Yahweh to do good or evil, from my heart; what Yahweh speaks, I will speak’?

KJV 1900King James Version

If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?