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Numbers 24:13

Balak
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11 Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”

12 Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me

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.

14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

15 Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

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BSB
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.
KJV
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?
WEB
‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the LORD’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what the LORD says’?
ASV
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?
DARBY
If Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the commandment of Jehovah to do good or bad out of my heart: what Jehovah shall say, that will I speak?
BLB
[that] if Balak were to give to me the fullness of his house in silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of YHWH to do good or bad of my own will? That which YHWH says, that I must speak.
ÅB
Om Balak gav meg sitt hus fullt av sølv og gull, kunne jeg ikke overtrede Herrens ord og gjøre noe etter mitt eget tykke, enten godt eller ondt; jeg kan ikke tale annet enn hva Herren sier.
OTB
'Selv om Balak ga meg sitt palass fullt av sølv og gull, kunne jeg ikke gå utover Herrens befaling for å gjøre verken godt eller ondt av egen vilje. Det Herren taler, det vil jeg tale'?
B1930
Om Balak gav mig sitt hus fullt av sølv og gull, kunde jeg ikke overtrede Herrens ord og gjøre noget efter mitt eget tykke, enten godt eller ondt; jeg kan ikke tale annet enn hvad Herren sier.

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  • Numbers 16:28

    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:

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  • Numbers 22:20

    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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  • Numbers 22:18

    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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