Text -- Numbers 22:18 (NET)

22:18 Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the Lord my God to do less or more.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Num 22:18

¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

² tn Heb “mouth.”

³ sn In the light of subsequent events one should not take too seriously that Balaam referred to Yahweh as his God. He is referring properly to the deity for which he is acting as the agent.