Numbers 23:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?”
Numbers 23:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 23:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 23:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?””
Numbers 23:12 — World English Bible
Numbers 23:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth? ”
Numbers 23:12 — American Standard Version
Numbers 23:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he answereth and saith, `That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth--it do I not take heed to speak?'”
Numbers 23:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 23:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth? ”
Numbers 23:12 — Darby Translation
Numbers 23:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he answered, and said, Must I not take heede to speake that, which the Lord hath put in my mouth?”
Numbers 23:12 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 23:12 in Context — Numbers 23
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
What Does Numbers 23:12 Mean?
Numbers 23:12 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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