'Says' in the Bible

They came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak son of Zippor, 'Please, let nothing keep you from coming to me

but if her father hears her vow or her pledge that she bound on herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows will stand, and every pledge that she binds on her life will stand.

but your servants, everyone who is armed for battle, will cross over {before} Yahweh to the war, just as my lord says."