12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD putteth in my mouth?


In Context

9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dwell alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.

10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!

11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD putteth in my mouth?

13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

14 And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Numbers 23:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:12He answered, "Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:12He answered him: Call I speak any thing else but what the Lord commandeth?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah puts in my mouth?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12He answered and said, |Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12and he answereth and saith, 'That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth — it do I not take heed to speak?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD has put in my mouth?