But Micaiah answered, “No! I promised that by the power of the Lord I will say the things that the Lord tells me to say!”
Numbers 23:26 - Easy To Read Version Balaam answered, “I told you before that I can only say the things that the Lord tells me to say.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Balaam answered Balak, Did I not say to you, All the Lord speaks, that I must do? American Standard Version (1901) But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh, that I must do? Common English Bible But Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Didn’t I say to you, ‘I’ll do whatever the LORD tells me to’?” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "Have I not told you that whatever God would command of me, I would do?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Did I not tell thee, that whatsoever God should command me, that I would do? |
But Micaiah answered, “No! I promised that by the power of the Lord I will say the things that the Lord tells me to say!”
But Micaiah answered, “As sure as the Lord lives, I can only say what my God says.”
Balaam gave Balak’s officials his answer. He said, “I must obey the Lord my God. I
Balaam answered, “But I am here now. I came, but I might not be able to do the thing you asked. I can only say the words that the Lord God tells me to say.”
So Balaam went to Balak. Balak was still standing near the altar. [296] The leaders of Moab were there with him. Balak saw Balaam coming and said, “What did the Lord say?”
Then Balak said to Balaam, “You didn’t ask for good things to happen to those people. But you didn’t ask for bad things to happen to them either!”
Then Balak said to Balaam, “So come with me to another place. Maybe God will be pleased and will allow you to curse them from that place.”
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here near this altar. [289] I will go to another place. Then the Lord will come to me, and he will tell me what I must say.” Then Balaam went away to a higher place.
Peter and the other apostles {\cf2\super [98]} answered, “We must obey God, not you!