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


In Context

9 For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.

10 Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'

11 And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee — and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'

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

13 And Balak saith unto him, 'Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'

14 and he taketh him to the field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah, and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a bullock and a ram on the 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD putteth 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 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?