35 But the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but (A)you shall speak only the word that I [a]tell you.” So Balaam went along with the representatives of Balak.

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  1. Numbers 22:35 Or speak to

35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.

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Then the Lord (A)put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”

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The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”(B)

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12 He replied, “Must I not be careful to speak (A)what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

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12 He answered, “Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”(A)

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16 Then the Lord met Balaam and (A)put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”

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16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”

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26 But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘[a](A)Whatever the Lord speaks, I must do’?”

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  1. Numbers 23:26 Lit saying, Whatever

26 Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?”(A)

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13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the [a]command of the Lord, either good or bad, (A)of my own [b]accord. (B)What the Lord speaks, I will [c]speak’?

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  1. Numbers 24:13 Lit mouth
  2. Numbers 24:13 Lit heart
  3. Numbers 24:13 Lit speak it

13 ‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord(A)—and I must say only what the Lord says’?(B)

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