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Numbers 22:18

BalaamBalak
IntegrityObedienceMoney and wealthGod's will and calling

16 They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,

17 for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

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.

19 So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”

20 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.”

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
ASV
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 Jehovah my God, to do less or more.
DARBY
And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the commandment of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.
BLB
And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give to me the fullness of his house [in] silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of YHWH my God to do less or more.
ÅB
Da svarte Bileam og sa til Balaks tjenere: Om Balak gav meg hele sitt hus fullt av sølv og gull, kunne jeg ikke overtrede Herrens, min Guds ord, hverken i smått eller stort.
OTB
Bileam svarte dem: «Selv om Balak ga meg sitt palass fylt med sølv og gull, kunne jeg ikke gjøre noe stort eller lite utover det Herren min Gud befaler.
B1930
Da svarte Bileam og sa til Balaks tjenere: Om Balak gav mig hele sitt hus fullt av sølv og gull, kunde jeg ikke overtrede Herrens, min Guds ord, hverken i smått eller stort.

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  • Numbers 24:13

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 18:13

    But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”

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  • 1 Kings 22:14

    But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”

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  • Numbers 23:26

    But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”

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  • Numbers 22:38

    “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.”

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  • Daniel 5:17

    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.

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  • Titus 1:16

    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

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  • Acts 8:20

    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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