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

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

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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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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

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

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