Numbers 23:26
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
But Balaam answered, and said vnto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must doe?
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- Numbers 22:18Rank 2 from verse 26
18And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
18And Balaam answered and said vnto the seruants of Balak, *If Balak would giue me his house full of siluer and gold, I cannot goe beyond the word of the LORD my God, to doe lesse or more.
- 2 Chronicles 18:13Rank 3 from verse 26
- Acts 4:19–20Rank 4 from verse 26
19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
19But Peter and Iohn answered, and said vnto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to hearken vnto you more then vnto God, iudge ye.
20For wee cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.
- Numbers 22:38Rank 5 from verse 26
38And 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.
38And Balaam saide vnto Balak, Loe, I am come vnto thee: haue I now any power at all to say any thing? the worde that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speake.
- 1 Kings 22:14Rank 6 from verse 26
- Numbers 23:12–13Rank 7 from verse 26
12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
13And 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.
12And he answered, and said, Must I not take heede to speake that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
13And Balak said vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with me, vnto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
- Numbers 24:12–13Rank 8 from verse 26
12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
12And Balaam said vnto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest vnto me, saying,
13If Balak would give mee his house full of siluer and gold, I cannot goe beyond the commandement of the LORD, to doe either good or bad of mine owne mind? But what the LORD saith, that will I speake.
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Numbers 23:26
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Speaks; expresses or communicates words or meaning.
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25¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
25¶ And Balak said vnto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor blesse them at all.
26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
26But Balaam answered, and said vnto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must doe?
Selected passage27¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
27¶ And Balak saide vnto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee vnto another place, peraduenture it will please God, that thou mayest curse me them from thence.