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# Balak
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This is the king of Moab. See how you translated this in [Numbers 22:2](../22/02.md).
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# What have you done to me?
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Balak uses this question to scold Balaam. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "I cannot believe you did this to me!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# but look
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This emphasizes the shocking action that follows.
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# Should I not be careful to say only what Yahweh puts in my mouth?
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Balaam uses this rhetorical question to defend his actions. This can be translated as a statement. AT: "I must be very careful to say only what Yahweh tells me to say." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# to say only what Yahweh puts in my mouth
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The message is spoken of as if it is something that God put into his mouth. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Numbers 22:38](../22/38.md). AT: "to say only what Yahweh wants me to say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/balaam]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]] |