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 in context
- 11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.
- 12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,
- 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?
- 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.
- 15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;