Numbers 22:18

Integrity Obedience Money and wealth God's will and calling

¹⁶ And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

¹⁷ For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

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.

¹⁹ Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.

²⁰ And 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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Numbers 24:13
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?
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2 Chronicles 18:13
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
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1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
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Numbers 23:26
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
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Numbers 22:38
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.
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Daniel 5:17
Then 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.
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Titus 1:16
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
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Acts 8:20
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
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