World English Bible
Numbers 23:12
“He answered and said, "Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?”
Verse in context — Numbers 23
Who can count the dust of Jacob, or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!
Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them altogether.
He answered and said, "Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?
Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place, where you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.
He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.
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Israel’s wilderness journey, marked by rebellion, discipline, and God’s faithfulness.
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