Verse 18
Numbers 22:18
GOD'S WORD Translation
18
Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Yahweh my God (Elohim), to do less or more.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣עַן בִּלְעָ֗ם וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל עַבְדֵ֣י בָלָ֔ק אִם יִתֶּן לִ֥/י בָלָ֛ק מְלֹ֥א בֵית֖/וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף וְ/זָהָ֑ב לֹ֣א אוּכַ֗ל לַ/עֲבֹר֙ אֶת פִּי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔/י לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת קְטַנָּ֖ה א֥וֹ גְדוֹלָֽה
English Translation
And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the LORD my God to do anything small or great.”
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Chapter 22 Context
1
The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
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2
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
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3
Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab was distressed because of the child...
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4
Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox...
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5
He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the c...
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6
Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prev...
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7
The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. T...
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8
He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to m...
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9
God (Elohim) came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”
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10
Balaam said to God (Elohim), “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has said to me,
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11
‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse me t...
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12
God (Elohim) said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they a...
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13
Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for Yahweh refuse...
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14
The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”
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15
Balak again sent princes, more, and more honorable than they.
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16
They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder...
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17
for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come theref...
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18
Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I...
19
Now therefore please stay here tonight as well, that I may know what else Yahweh will speak to me.”
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20
God (Elohim) came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, g...
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21
Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
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God (Elohim)’s anger burned because he went; and Yahweh’s angel placed himself in the way for an adv...
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23
The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey...
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24
Then Yahweh’s angel stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a w...
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25
The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against...
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26
Yahweh’s angel went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to t...
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27
The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck t...
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28
Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you ha...
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29
Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for no...
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30
The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until...
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31
Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword...
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32
Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come...
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33
The donkey saw me, and turned away before me these three times. Unless she had turned away from me,...
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34
Balaam said to Yahweh’s angel, “I have sinned; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against m...
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35
Yahweh’s angel said to Balaam, “Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that y...
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36
When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the...
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37
Balak said to Balaam, “Didn’t I earnestly send for you to summon you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am...
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38
Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? Th...
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39
Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
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40
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.
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41
In the morning, Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from...
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