Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 22:27-31
27When the donkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860אֶת־'et-H853sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,she lay downוַתִּרְבַּ֖ץva.tir.BatzH7257underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109,andבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109hebecame furiousוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֣ףvai.yi.char- 'afH2734H639and beatוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853herהָאָת֖וֹןha.'a.TonH860with his staffבַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.KelH4731.
28Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853openedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605the donkey’sהָאָת֑וֹןha.'a.TonH860mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,and she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Balaamלְבִלְעָם֙le.vil.'AmH1109, “Whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213to youthatכִּ֣יkiH3588you have beaten meהִכִּיתַ֔נִיhi.ki.Ta.niH5221theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִֽים׃re.ga.LimH7272?”
29Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the donkeyלָֽאָת֔וֹן כִּ֥יla.'a.Ton kiH860H3588, “You have made a foolהִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּhit.'a.LaltH5953of me!Ifל֤וּluH3863I hadיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in my handבְּיָדִ֔י כִּ֥יbe.ya.Di kiH3027H3588,I would kill youהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026right nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258!”
30But the donkeyהָאָת֜וֹן אֶל־ha.'a.Ton 'el-H860H413saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Am Iאָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.KhiH595notהֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'H3808the donkeyאֲתֹֽנְךָ֜'a.to.ne.KhaH860אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have riddenרָכַ֣בְתָּ עָלַ֗יra.Khav.ta 'a.LaiH7392H5921all your lifeמֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙me.'od.KhaH5750until todayעַד־ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה'ad- hai.Yom ha.ZehH5704H3117H2088?Have I ever treatedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youthis wayכֹּ֑הKohH3541beforeH5532?” “Noלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
31Then the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853openedוַיְגַ֣לvay.GalH1540Balaam’sבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869,and he sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870with a drawnשְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.And Balaam bowed lowוַיִּקֹּ֥ד וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yi.Kod vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812H6915and fell facedownלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.
Commentaries on Numbers 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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