Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?” Young's Literal Translation and he answereth and saith, ‘That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth—it do I not take heed to speak?’ King James Bible And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? Hebrew But [Balaam] replied,וַיַּ֖עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond “Should I not הֲלֹ֗א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no speak לְדַבֵּֽר׃ (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue exactly what אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel puts יָשִׂ֤ים (yā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set in my mouth?” בְּפִ֔י (bə·p̄î) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to |
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