Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the LORD says?” New Living Translation But Balaam replied to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you that I can do only what the LORD tells me?” English Standard Version But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘All that the LORD says, that I must do’?” Berean Standard Bible But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?” King James Bible But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? New King James Version So Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘All that the LORD speaks, that I must do’?” New American Standard Bible But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever the LORD speaks, I must do’?” NASB 1995 But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever the LORD speaks, that I must do ‘?” NASB 1977 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever the LORD speaks, that I must do’?” Legacy Standard Bible But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘Whatever Yahweh speaks, that I must do’?” Amplified Bible But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not say to you, ‘All that the LORD speaks, that I must do?’” Christian Standard Bible But Balaam answered him, “Didn’t I tell you: Whatever the LORD says, I must do? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible But Balaam answered him, “Didn’t I tell you: Whatever the LORD says, I must do?” American Standard Version But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Balaam answered and said to Balaq, “Have I not said to you that everything that LORD JEHOVAH says to me is what I do?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Balaam answered and said to Balac, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do? Contemporary English Version "I've already told you," Balaam answered. "I will say only what the LORD tells me." Douay-Rheims Bible And he said: Did I not tell thee, that whatsoever God should command me, that I would do? English Revised Version But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? GOD'S WORD® Translation Balaam answered, "Didn't I tell you that I must do whatever the LORD says?" Good News Translation Balaam answered, "Didn't I tell you that I had to do everything that the LORD told me?" International Standard Version "Didn't I tell you," Balaam responded to Balak, "that I'll say whatever the LORD tells me to say?" JPS Tanakh 1917 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak: 'Told not I thee, saying: All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?' Literal Standard Version and Balaam answers and says to Balak, “Have I not spoken to you, saying, All that YHWH speaks—I do it?” Majority Standard Bible But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?” New American Bible But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Everything the LORD tells me I must do’?” NET Bible But Balaam replied to Balak, "Did I not tell you, 'All that the LORD speaks, I must do'?" New Revised Standard Version But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever the LORD says, that is what I must do’?” New Heart English Bible But Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'All that God speaks, that I must do?'" Webster's Bible Translation But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? World English Bible But Balaam answered Balak, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do?’” Young's Literal Translation and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, 'Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh -- it I do?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's Second Oracle…25Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!” 26But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?” 27“Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there.”… Cross References 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. Numbers 23:25 Now Balak said to Balaam, "Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!" Numbers 23:27 "Please come," said Balak, "I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you curse them for me from there." Treasury of Scripture But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Told not I you, saying, All that the LORD speaks, that I must do? Numbers 23:12,13 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? … Numbers 22:18,38 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… Numbers 24:12,13 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, … Jump to Previous Balak Speak Speaketh Speaks WhateverJump to Next Balak Speak Speaketh Speaks WhateverNumbers 23 1. Balak's sacrificesParallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Balaamבִּלְעָ֔ם (bil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet replied, וַיַּ֣עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond “Did I not הֲלֹ֗א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no tell you that דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue whatever כֹּ֛ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says, יְדַבֵּ֥ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue I must do?” אֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃ (’e·‘ĕ·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Links Numbers 23:26 NIVNumbers 23:26 NLT Numbers 23:26 ESV Numbers 23:26 NASB Numbers 23:26 KJV Numbers 23:26 BibleApps.com Numbers 23:26 Biblia Paralela Numbers 23:26 Chinese Bible Numbers 23:26 French Bible Numbers 23:26 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 23:26 But Balaam answered Balak Didn't I tell (Nu Num.) |