Numbers 24:13

American Standard Version

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?

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Numbers 24:13 in other translations

‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond Yahweh’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?

Numbers 24:13 · World English Bible

Numbers 24:13 in context

  1. 11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.
  2. 12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,
  3. 13If 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?
  4. 14And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
  5. 15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;