Numbers 22:15-20
New King James Version
15 Then Balak again sent princes, more numerous and more [a]honorable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me; 17 for I will certainly (A)honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. (B)Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ”
18 Then Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, (C)“Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, (D)I could not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore, please, you also (E)stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.”
20 (F)And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but (G)only the word which I speak to you—that you shall do.”
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Numbers 22:15-20
New International Version
15 Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16 They came to Balaam and said:
“This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, 17 because I will reward you handsomely(A) and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse(B) on these people for me.”
18 But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the Lord my God.(C) 19 Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me.(D)”
20 That night God came to Balaam(E) and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.”(F)
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