en_tn_condensed/num/23/05.md

# Yahweh put a message in Balaam's mouth

Here Yahweh giving Balaam a message to speak is spoken of as if Yahweh placed it in his mouth. Alternate translation: "Yahweh told Balaam what he wanted him to say to Balak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])