Verse 13
Numbers 24:13
Noah Webster Bible
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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?
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִם יִתֶּן לִ֨/י בָלָ֜ק מְלֹ֣א בֵית/וֹ֮ כֶּ֣סֶף וְ/זָהָב֒ לֹ֣א אוּכַ֗ל לַ/עֲבֹר֙ אֶת פִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת טוֹבָ֛ה א֥וֹ רָעָ֖ה מִ/לִּבִּ֑/י אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֹת֥/וֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר
English Translation
If Balak gives me a full house of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD to do good or evil, according to what the LORD says, that I will speak.
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Chapter 24 Context
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He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall...
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10
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11
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee to great honor; but lo, the LORD hat...
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12
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13
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And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, and t...
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Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asher shall carry thee away captive.
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And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God (Elohim) doeth this!
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24
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