Numbers 23:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He replied,וַיַּ֖עַן
(vai·ya·'an)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
"Must I not be carefulאֶשְׁמֹ֖ר
(esh·mor)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
to speakלְדַבֵּֽר׃
(le·dab·ber.)
1696: to speaka prim. root
whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
putsיָשִׂ֤ים
(ya·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
in my mouth?"בְּפִ֔י
(be·fi,)
6310: moutha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Must I not take heed
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
to speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
that which the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
hath put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
in my mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He replied, "Must I not be careful to speak what the LORD puts in my mouth?"

King James Bible
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He answered, "Shouldn't I say exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?"

International Standard Version
But in response, Balaam asked, "Shouldn't I be careful to communicate only what the LORD puts in my mouth?"

NET Bible
Balaam replied, "Must I not be careful to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Balaam answered, "I must say what the LORD tells me to say."

King James 2000 Bible
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD has put in my mouth?
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