Numbers 22:18 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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)

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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

¹⁸ 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.