NASB Lexicon
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? Links Numbers 23:12Numbers 23:12 NIV Numbers 23:12 NLT Numbers 23:12 ESV Numbers 23:12 NASB Numbers 23:12 KJV |