Verse 27
Numbers 22:27
World English Bible
27
The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֵּ֤רֶא הָֽ/אָתוֹן֙ אֶת מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה וַ/תִּרְבַּ֖ץ תַּ֣חַת בִּלְעָ֑ם וַ/יִּֽחַר אַ֣ף בִּלְעָ֔ם וַ/יַּ֥ךְ אֶת הָ/אָת֖וֹן בַּ/מַּקֵּֽל
English Translation
And the donkey saw the angel of the Lord and lay down under Balaam, and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with the staff.
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Chapter 22 Context
1
The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
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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 curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prev...
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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 Yahweh shall speak to m...
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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 me t...
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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 Yahweh refuse...
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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 honorable than they.
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16
They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please let nothing hinder...
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17
for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come theref...
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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 Yahweh 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 burned because he went; and Yahweh’s angel placed himself in the way for an adv...
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23
The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey...
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24
Then Yahweh’s angel stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a w...
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25
The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against...
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26
Yahweh’s angel went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to t...
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27
The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck t...
28
Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you ha...
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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...
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31
Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword...
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32
Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come...
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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 Yahweh’s angel, “I have sinned; for I didn’t know that you stood in the way against m...
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35
Yahweh’s angel said to Balaam, “Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that y...
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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? Th...
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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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