Numbers 22:38 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Numbers 22:38

36 Now when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, ^ahe went out to meet him at the city of Moab, ^bwhich is on the border at the Arnon, the boundary of the territory.

37 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not earnestly send to you, calling for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able ^ato honor you?”

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

39 So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjath Huzoth.

40 Then Balak offered oxen and sheep, and he sent some to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak—This appears a pious answer. It was an acknowledgment that he was restrained by a superior power.

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