Numbers 22:18 - The Scriptures 2009

And Bil‛am answered and said to the servants of Balaq, “Though Balaq were to give me his house filled with silver and gold, I am unable to go beyond the word of יהוה my Elohim, to do less or more.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And Balaam answered the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

Common English Bible

Balaam answered and said to Balak’s servants, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I wouldn’t be able to do anything, small or great, to break the command of the LORD my God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Balaam responded: "Even if Balak were to give to me his own house, filled with silver and gold, I still would not be able to change the word of the Lord my God, neither to say more, nor to say less.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word of the Lord my God, to speak either more or less.

Numbers 22:18 Cross References

1 Kings 13:8

But the man of Elohim said to the sovereign, “If you were to give me half your house, I do not go in with you, nor do I eat bread nor drink water in this place.

1 Kings 22:14

And Miḵayehu said, “As יהוה lives, whatever יהוה says to me, that I speak.”

2 Chronicles 18:13

And Miḵayehu said, “As יהוה lives, whatever my Elohim says, that I speak.”

Job 3:15

or with rulers who had gold, who filled their houses with silver,

Daniel 5:17

Then Dani’ĕl answered and said before the sovereign, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Yet I shall read the writing to the sovereign, and make known the interpretation to him.

Numbers 22:19

And now, please, you also stay here tonight, and let me find out what more יהוה says to me.

Numbers 22:38

And Bil‛am said to Balaq, “See, I have come to you! Now, am I at all able to say somewhat? The word that Elohim puts in my mouth, that I speak.”

Numbers 22:8

And he said to them, “Spend the night here, and I shall bring back word to you, as יהוה speaks to me.” So the heads of Mo’aḇ stayed with Bil‛am.

Numbers 23:26

And Bil‛am answered and said to Balaq, “Have I not spoken to you, saying, ‘All that יהוה speaks, that I do’?”

Numbers 24:12

And Bil‛am said to Balaq, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

Numbers 24:13

If Balaq should give me his house filled with silver and gold, I am unable to go beyond the word of יהוה, to do either good or evil of my own heart. What יהוה speaks, that I speak’?

Acts 8:20

But Kĕpha said to him, “Let your silver perish with you, because you thought to buy the gift of Elohim through money!

Titus 1:16

They profess to know Elohim, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

Joshua 24:10

But I refused to listen to Bil‛am, so he continued to bless you, and I delivered you out of his hand.