New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 22:22-33
22But Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430was angryוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֣ףvai.yi.char- 'afH639H2734becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he was goingהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980,and the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068tookH3320his standH3320in the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870as an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854against him. Now he was ridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392on his donkeyאֲתֹנ֔וֹ'a.to.NoH860and his twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288were with him.
23When the donkeyהָאָתוֹן֩ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870with his drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,the donkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860turnedוַתֵּ֤טva.TetH5186off from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870and wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980into the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;but Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the donkeyהָ֣אָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860to turnלְהַטֹּתָ֖הּle.ha.to.TahH5186her backH5186into the wayהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.
25When the donkeyהָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,she pressedוַתִּלָּחֵץ֙va.ti.la.ChetzH3905herself to the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023and pressedוַתִּלְחַ֛ץva.til.ChatzH3905Balaam’sבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109footרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272againstH413the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,so he struckלְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃le.ha.ko.TahH5221her againוַיֹּ֖סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254.
26The angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wentעֲב֑וֹרa.VorH5674furtherוַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in a narrowצָ֔רTzarH6862placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834thereH369was noH369wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to turnלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225or the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040.
27When the donkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,she layH7257downוַתִּרְבַּ֖ץva.tir.BatzH7257underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478Balaamבִּלְעָ֑םbil.'AmH1109; soBalaamבִּלְעָ֔םbil.'AmH1109was angryוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֣ףvai.yi.char- 'afH639H2734and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the donkeyהָאָת֖וֹןha.'a.TonH860with his stickבַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.KelH4731.
28Andthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the donkeyהָאָת֑וֹןha.'a.TonH860,and she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Balaamלְבִלְעָם֙le.vil.'AmH1109, “Whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213to you, that you have struckהִכִּיתַ֔נִיhi.ki.Ta.niH5221me theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִֽים׃re.ga.LimH7272?”
29Then Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the donkeyלָֽאָת֔וֹןla.'a.TonH860, “BecauseH3588you have madeH5953a mockeryH5953of me! Ifל֤וּluH3863thereH3426hadH1426beenH3426a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,I would have killedהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026you by nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258.”
30The donkeyהָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.TonH860saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Am I not your donkeyאֲתֹֽנְךָ֜'a.to.ne.KhaH860on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have riddenרָכַ֣בְתָּra.Khav.taH7392allH4480H5750your lifeH5750to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117?Have I everהַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ןha.has.KenH5532been accustomedהִסְכַּ֔נְתִּיhis.Kan.tiH5532to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213soכֹּ֑הKohH3541to you?” And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “NoH3808.”
31Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068openedוַיְגַ֣לvay.GalH1540the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of Balaamבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109,and he sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the wayH1870with his drawnשְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and he bowedוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915all the wayH1870to the groundלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.
32The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyעַל־ מָ֗ה'al- MahH5921H4100have you struckהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221your donkeyאֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔'a.To.ne.khaH860theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I have comeיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318out as an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588your wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wascontraryיָרַ֥טya.RatH3399to me.
33But the donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.niH7200me and turnedH5186asideוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186from me theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272.Ifאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194she had not turnedH5186asideנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186from me, I would surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588have killedהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026you just nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258,and let her liveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.”
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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