Verse 30
Numbers 22:30
World English Bible, British Edition
30
The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you
have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?”
He said, “No.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר הָ/אָת֜וֹן אֶל בִּלְעָ֗ם הֲ/לוֹא֩ אָנֹכִ֨י אֲתֹֽנְ/ךָ֜ אֲשֶׁר רָכַ֣בְתָּ עָלַ֗/י מֵ/עֽוֹדְ/ךָ֙ עַד הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֔ה הַֽ/הַסְכֵּ֣ן הִסְכַּ֔נְתִּי לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת לְ/ךָ֖ כֹּ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר לֹֽא
English Translation
And the donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden from your youth until this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?" And he said, "No."
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Chapter 22 Context
1
The children of Israel travelled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond
the Jordan at Jericho.
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2
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
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3
Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab was
distressed because of the child...
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4
Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all
that is around us, as the ox...
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5
He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by
the River, to the land of the c...
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6
Please come now therefore, and curse this people for me; for they are
too mighty for me. Perhaps I s...
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7
The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the
rewards of divination in their hand. T...
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8
He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you
word again, as the LORD shall speak to...
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9
God (Elohim) came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”
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10
Balaam said to God (Elohim), “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab,
has said to me,
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11
‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the surface of
the earth. Now, come curse them...
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12
God (Elohim) said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not
curse the people, for they a...
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13
Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak,
“Go to your land; for the LORD refu...
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14
The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said,
“Balaam refuses to come with us.”
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15
Balak again sent princes, more, and more honourable than they.
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16
They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Balak the son of Zippor says,
‘Please let nothing hinder you...
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17
for I will promote you to very great honour, and whatever you say to
me I will do. Please come there...
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18
Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give
me his house full of silver and gold, I...
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19
Now therefore please stay here tonight as well, that I may know what
else the LORD will speak to me....
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20
God (Elohim) came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have
come to call you, rise up, g...
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21
Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went
with the princes of Moab.
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22
God (Elohim)’s anger burnt because he went; and the LORD’s angel placed himself
in the way as an adv...
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23
The donkey saw the LORD’s angel standing in the way, with his sword
drawn in his hand; and the donke...
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24
Then the LORD’s angel stood in a narrow path between the vineyards,
a wall being on this side, and a...
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25
The donkey saw the LORD’s angel, and she thrust herself to the wall,
and crushed Balaam’s foot again...
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26
The LORD’s angel went further, and stood in a narrow place,
where there was no way to turn either to...
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27
The donkey saw the LORD’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s
anger burnt, and he struck...
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28
The LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam,
“What have I done to you, that you...
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29
Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish
there were a sword in my hand, for no...
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30
The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you
have ridden all your life long until...
31
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the LORD’s
angel standing in the way, with his s...
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32
The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these
three times? Behold, I have com...
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33
The donkey saw me, and turned away before me these three times. Unless
she had turned away from me,...
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34
Balaam said to the LORD’s angel, “I have sinned; for I didn’t
know that you stood in the way against...
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35
The LORD’s angel said to Balaam, “Go with the men; but you shall
only speak the word that I shall sp...
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36
When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the
City of Moab, which is on the...
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37
Balak said to Balaam, “Didn’t I earnestly send for you to summon you?
Why didn’t you come to me? Am...
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38
Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you. Have I now
any power at all to speak anything? I...
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39
Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.
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40
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes
who were with him.
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41
In the morning, Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high
places of Baal; and he saw from...
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