Numbers 22:18
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And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
In other translations
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030בִּלְעָםbil'amBalaamH1109וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413עַבְדֵי'avdei[the] servants ofH5650בָלָקvalakBalakH1111אִם־'im-ifH518יִתֶּן־yiten-he will giveH5414לִיlito <the> meבָלָקvalakBalakH1111מְלֹאmelo'[the] fullness ofH4393בֵיתוֹveitohouse hisH1004כֶּסֶףkesefsilverH3701וְזָהָבvezahavand goldH2091לֹאlo'notH3808אוּכַל'ukhalI will be ableH3201לַעֲבֹרla'avorto transgressH5674אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פִּיpi[the] mouth ofH6310יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהָי'elohaiGod myH430לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotby doingH6213קְטַנָּהketanaha small [thing]H6996אוֹ'oorH176גְדוֹלָה׃gedolaha large [thing]H1419
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 24:13If 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?that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.
- 2 Chronicles 18:13And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
- 1 Kings 22:14And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
- Numbers 23:26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”
- Numbers 22:38And 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.“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
- Titus 1:16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Daniel 5:17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
- Acts 8:20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
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