Numbers Chapter 23 verse 12 Holy Bible
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?
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And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?
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And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth?
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And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
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And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
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He answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?
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and he answereth and saith, `That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth -- it do I not take heed to speak?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut [Balaam] replied,וַיַּ֖עַן (way·ya·‘an)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6030: To answer, respond“Should I notהֲלֹ֗א (hă·lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nospeakלְדַבֵּֽר׃ (lə·ḏab·bêr)Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueexactly whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatthe LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelputsיָשִׂ֤ים (yā·śîm)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, setin my mouth?”בְּפִ֔י (bə·p̄î)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according toJump to PreviousCareful Heed Mouth Ordered Puts Putteth Speak