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The Book of Numbers, Chapter 23, Verse 12

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And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed [them] altogether.
King James Version
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
American Standard Version
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Jehovah putteth in my mouth?
New English Translation
Balaam replied,“Must I not be careful to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?”
World English Bible
He answered and said, "Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?"
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And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
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And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on [every] altar.
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And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.
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And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
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And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
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And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
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God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
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Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
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He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and the shout of a king [is] among them.
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God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.