Numbers Chapter 24 verse 13 Holy Bible
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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Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?
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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?
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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?
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If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
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If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind; what Yahweh speaks, that will I speak?
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If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah, to do good or evil of mine own heart -- that which Jehovah speaketh -- it I speak?
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord.--Hebrew, the mouth of the Lord: the same expression which is used in Numbers 22:18, where the Authorised Version has "the word of the Lord."Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewthat even ifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notBalakבָלָ֜ק (ḇā·lāq)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1111: Balak -- 'devastator', a Moabite kingwere to giveיִתֶּן־ (yit·ten-)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setmeלִ֨י (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew his houseבֵיתוֹ֮ (ḇê·ṯōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1004: A housefullמְלֹ֣א (mə·lō)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4393: Fullness, that which fillsof silverכֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3701: Silver, moneyand gold,וְזָהָב֒ (wə·zā·hāḇ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear skyI couldאוּכַ֗ל (’ū·ḵal)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3201: To be able, have powernotלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nodoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 6213: To do, makeanything of my own accord,מִלִּבִּ֑י (mil·lib·bî)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centregoodטוֹבָ֛ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodorא֥וֹ (’ōw)ConjunctionStrong's 176: Desire, ifbad,רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilto go beyondלַעֲבֹר֙ (la·‘ă·ḇōr)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass onthe commandפִּ֣י (pî)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according toof the LORD?יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelI will speakיְדַבֵּ֥ר (yə·ḏab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduewhateverאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatthe LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelsays.אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ (’ă·ḏab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueJump to PreviousAble Bad Balak Command Commandment Contrary Either House Mind Palace Silver Speak Speaketh Speaks Word
