Numbers 23:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But 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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