Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Hashem hath put in my mouth?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 22:20And it was lailah when Elohim came unto Balaam, and said unto him, Since the men come to summon thee, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
Numbers 23:3And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy olah, and I will go; perhaps Hashem will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a barren height.
Numbers 23:26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Did I not tell thee, saying, All that Hashem speaketh, that I must do?
Proverbs 26:25When he speaketh fair, believe him not; 1 for there are sheva to'avot in his lev. 1
Titus 1:16Hashem they profess to know, but by their ma'asim they deny him, being disqualified + 1:16 for the rabbanut or ministry of Moshiach and being without mishma'at (obedience), and, as to every one of the ma'asim tovim, unpalatably unkosher (unfit).
Matthew Henry on Numbers 23:2-13
Balaam Constrained to Bless Israel; The Blessing Pronounced on Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 4 And God met Balaam: and he… Read the whole commentary →