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Numbers 22:38 - Compare All Versions

Numbers 22:38 MSG (The Message)

Balaam said to Balak, “Well, I’m here now. But I can’t tell you just anything. I can speak only words that God gives me—no others.”

Numbers 22:38 KJV (King James Version)

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Numbers 22:38 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”

Numbers 22:38 NCV (New Century Version)

But Balaam answered, “I have come to you now, but I can’t say just anything. I can only say what God tells me to say.”

Numbers 22:38 ASV (American Standard Version)

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Numbers 22:38 NIV (New International Version)

“Well, I have come to you now,” Balaam replied. “But I can’t say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:38 NKJV (New King James Version)

And Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak.”

Numbers 22:38 AMP (Amplified Bible)

So Balaam said to Balak, “Indeed I have come to you now, but am I able to say anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”

Numbers 22:38 NLT (New Living Translation)

Balaam replied, “Look, now I have come, but I have no power to say whatever I want. I will speak only the message that God puts in my mouth.”

Numbers 22:38 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.”