Verse 31
Numbers 22:31
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
31
Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְגַ֣ל יְהוָה֮ אֶת עֵינֵ֣י בִלְעָם֒ וַ/יַּ֞רְא אֶת מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ נִצָּ֣ב בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ וְ/חַרְבּ֥/וֹ שְׁלֻפָ֖ה בְּ/יָד֑/וֹ וַ/יִּקֹּ֥ד וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לְ/אַפָּֽי/ו
English Translation
And the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way and his sword drawn in his hand, and he bowed down and prostrated himself to the ground.
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Chapter 22 Context
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And they went forward and encamped in the plains of Moab, over against where Jericho is situate beyo...
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And Balac the son of Sephor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorrhite,
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And that the Moabites were in great fear of him, and were not able to sustain his assault,
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He said to the elders of Madian: So will this people destroy all that dwell in our borders, as the o...
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He sent therefore messengers to Balaam the son of Beer, a soothsayer, who dwelt by the river of the...
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Come therefore, and curse this people, because it is mightier than I: if by any means I may beat the...
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And the ancients of Moab, and the elders of Madian, went with the price of divination in their hands...
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He answered: Tarry here this night, and I will answer whatsoever the Lord shall say to me. And while...
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What mean these men that are with thee?
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He answered: Balac the son of Sephor king of the Moabites hath sent to me,
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Saying: Behold a people that is come out of Egypt, hath covered the face of the land: come and curse...
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And God (Elohim) said to Balaam : Thou shalt not go with them, nor shalt thou curse the people: beca...
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And he rose in the morning and said to the princes: Go into your country, because the Lord hath forb...
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The princes returning, said to Balac: Balaam would not come with us.
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Then he sent many more and more noble than he had sent before:
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Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to m...
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For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people.
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Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word o...
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I pray you to stay here this night also, that I may know what the Lord will answer me once more.
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God (Elohim) therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: It these men be come to call th...
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Balaam arose in the morning, and saddling his ass went with them.
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And God (Elohim) was angry. And an angel of the Lord stood in the way against Balaam, who sat on the...
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The ass seeing the angel standing in the way, with a drawn sword, turned herself out of the way, and...
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The angel stood in a narrow place between two walls, wherewith the vineyards were enclosed.
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And the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the wall, and bruised the foot of the rider. But he...
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And nevertheless the angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either t...
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And when the ass saw the angel standing, she fell under the feet of the rider: who being angry beat...
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And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou...
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Balaam answered: Because thou hast deserved it, and hast served me ill: I would I had a sword that I...
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The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this prese...
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31
Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn...
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And the angel said to him: Why beatest thou thy ass these three times? I am come to withstand thee,...
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And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain...
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Balaam said: I have sinned, not knowing that thou didst stand against me: and now if it displease th...
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The angel said: Go with these men, and see thou speak no other thing than what I shall command thee....
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And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the...
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And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? wa...
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He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God (Eloh...
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So they went on together, and came into a city, that was in the uttermost borders of his kingdom.
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40
And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were w...
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41
And when morning was come, he brought him to the high places of Baal, and he beheld the uttermost pa...
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