38He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God shall put in my mouth?


In Context

35 The angel said: Go with these men, and see thou speak no other thing than what I shall command thee. He went therefore with the princes.

36 And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of Arnon.

37 And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming?

38 He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God shall put in my mouth?

39 So they went on together, and came into a city, that was in the uttermost borders of his kingdom.

40 And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

Numbers 22:38 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:38And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:38"Well, I have come to you now," Balaam replied. "But can I say just anything? I must speak only what God puts in my mouth."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:38And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:38And Balaam said to Balak, Lo, I am come to thee; but shall I now be able at all to say anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:38And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:38And Balaam said to Balak, Lo, I have come to thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:38Balaam said to Balak, |Behold, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:38And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Lo, I have come unto thee; now — am I at all able to speak anything? the word which God setteth in my mouth — it I do speak.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:38And Balaam said to Balak, See, I am come to you: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.