Numbers 24:13 meaning and explanation

that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.

Numbers 24:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Balaam is speaking to King Balak of Moab, who hired him to curse Israel but found him blessing instead. Here Balaam reminds Balak of what he told the messengers at the start: no amount of silver or gold can move him past the word of the LORD.

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