Numbers 24:13
that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.
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ASV
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?
KJV
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| יִתֶּן־ | yi.ten- | he will give | H5414 → |
| לִ֨י | li | to <the> me | |
| בָלָ֜ק | va.Lak | Balak | H1111 → |
| מְלֹ֣א | me.Lo' | [the] fullness of | H4393 → |
| בֵיתוֹ֮ | vei.To | house his | H1004 → |
| כֶּ֣סֶף | Ke.sef | silver | H3701 → |
| וְזָהָב֒ | ve.za.Hav | and gold | H2091 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| אוּכַ֗ל | 'u.Khal | I will be able | H3201 → |
| לַעֲבֹר֙ | la.'a.Vor | to transgress | H5674 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| פִּ֣י | pi | [the] mouth of | H6310 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la.'a.Sot | by doing | H6213 → |
| טוֹבָ֛ה | to.Vah | a good thing | H2896 → |
| א֥וֹ | 'o | or | H176 → |
| רָעָ֖ה | ra.'Ah | a bad thing | H7451 → |
| מִלִּבִּ֑י | mi.li.Bi | from own heart my | H3820 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | [that] which | H834 → |
| יְדַבֵּ֥ר | ye.da.Ber | he will speak | H1696 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֹת֥וֹ | 'o.To | <obj.> it | H853 → |
| אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ | 'a.da.Ber | I will speak | H1696 → |
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