World English Bible
"He answered and said, "Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?""
— Numbers 23:12, World English Bible
“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?”
“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth? ”
“Balaam replied,“Must I not be careful to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?””
“He answered him: Can I speak any thing else but what the Lord commandeth?”
“And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?”
“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?”
For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Behold, it is a people that dwells alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
Who can count the dust of Jacob, or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!"
Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them altogether."
He answered and said, "Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?"
Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place, where you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there."
He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.
He said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet [Yahweh] yonder."