Numbers 22:38
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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.“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.”
In other translations
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.“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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559בִּלְעָםbil'amBalaamH1109אֶל־'el-toH413בָּלָקbalakBalakH1111הִנֵּה־hineh-here!H2009בָאתִיvatiI have comeH935אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413עַתָּה'atahnowH6258הֲיָכוֹלhayakhol¿ certainly <to able>H3201אוּכַל'ukhalam I ableH3201דַּבֵּרdaberto speakH1696מְאוּמָהme'umahanythingH3972הַדָּבָרhadavarthe wordH1697אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יָשִׂיםyasimhe will putH7760אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430בְּפִיbefiin mouth myH6310אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> itH853אֲדַבֵּר׃'adaberI will speakH1696
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Numbers 22:18And 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.
- 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 23:16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”
- 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.”
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Isaiah 47:12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!
- 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.”
- Psalm 33:10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Psalm 76:10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
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