Numbers 24:13
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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?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.
In other translations
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?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.
Hebrew words
אִם־'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 ofH6310יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotby doingH6213טוֹבָהtovaha good thingH2896אוֹ'oorH176רָעָהra'aha bad thingH7451מִלִּבִּיmilibifrom own heart myH3820אֲשֶׁר־'asher-[that] whichH834יְדַבֵּרyedaberhe will speakH1696יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֹתוֹ'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.
Related verses
- Numbers 16:28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
- Numbers 22:20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
- 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.
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People and places
People: Balak