But the manof Godsaidto the king,"Ifyou were to giveme halfyour houseI would not gowith you, norwould I eatbreador drinkwaterin thisplace.
"For soit was commandedme by the wordof the LORD,saying,'You shall eatnobread,nordrinkwater,norreturnby the waywhichyou came.'"
But he said,"As the LORDlives,beforewhomI stand,I will takenothing."And he urgedhim to take[it], but he refused.
Do not inclinemy heartto any evilthing,To practicedeedsof wickednessWith menwho doiniquity;And do not let me eatof their delicacies.
Then they said,"The Godof the Hebrewshas metwith us. Please,let us goa threedays'journeyinto the wildernessthat we may sacrificeto the LORDour God,otherwiseHe will fallupon us with pestilenceorwith the sword."
So the samedayPharaohcommandedthe taskmastersover the peopleand their foremen,saying,
"You shall speakallthat I commandyou, and your brotherAaronshall speakto Pharaohthat he letthe sonsof Israelgoout of his land.
Balaamrepliedto the servantsof Balak,"ThoughBalakwere to giveme his housefullof silverand gold,I couldnot doanything, either smallorgreat,contraryto the commandof the LORDmy God.
He saidto them, "Spendthe nighthere,and I will bringwordbackto you as the LORDmay speakto me." And the leadersof Moabstayedwith Balaam.
ThoughBalakwere to giveme his housefullof silverand gold,I couldnot doanything contraryto the commandof the LORD,either goodorbad,of my own accord.Whatthe LORDspeaks,that I will speak'?
"Anyplacethat does not receiveyou orlistento you, as you goout from there,shakethe dustoffthe solesof your feetfor a testimonyagainst them."
And he sworeto her, "Whateveryou askof me, I will giveit to you; up to halfof my kingdom."
