World English Bible
"Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,"
— Numbers 24:12, World English Bible
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,”
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying, ”
“Balaam said to Balak,“Did I not also tell your messengers whom you sent to me,”
“Balaam made answer to Balac: Did I not say to thy messengers, whom thou sentest to me:”
“Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,”
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,”
He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed."
Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
Therefore now flee you to your place! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor."
Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,
'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says'?
Now, behold, I go to my people: come, [and] I will inform you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days."
He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;