New American Standard Bible 2020
Numbers 22:21-35
22But Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430wasH2734angryאַ֣ף'afH639H2734that he was goingהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980,and the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068tookH3320his standH3320in the roadבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870as an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֣ןle.sa.TanH7854against him. Now he was ridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392on his donkeyאֲתֹנ֔וֹ'a.to.NoH860,and his twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147servantsנְעָרָ֖יוne.'a.RavH5288were with him.
23When the donkeyהָאָתוֹן֩ha.'a.tOnH860sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the roadבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870with his swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,the donkeyהָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'a.tOnH860turnedH5186offH5186from the roadהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870and wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980into the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;and Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the donkeyהָ֣אָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860to guideH5186her backH5186onto the roadהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.
25When the donkeyהָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,she pressedוַתִּלָּחֵץ֙va.ti.la.ChetzH3905herself againstאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023and pressedוַתִּלְחַ֛ץva.til.ChatzH3905Balaam’sבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109footרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272againstאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,so he struckלְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃le.ha.ko.TahH5221her againוַיֹּ֖סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254.
26Then the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wentעֲב֑וֹרa.VorH5674fartherוַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in a narrowצָ֔רTzarH6862placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834thereH369wasH369noH369wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to turnלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to 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.'AmH1109wasH2734angryאַ֣ף'afH639H2734and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the donkeyהָאָת֖וֹןha.'a.TonH860with his staffבַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.KelH4731.
28Thenthe 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?”
29And Balaamבִּלְעָם֙bil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the donkeyלָֽאָת֔וֹןla.'a.TonH860, “It isbecauseH3588you have madeH5953aH5953mockeryH5953of me! IfH3863onlyH3863thereH3426hadH3426beenH3426a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027! ForI would have killedהֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ׃ha.rag.TikhH2026you by nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258!”
30But the 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 everH5532beenH5532inH5532theH5532habitH5532ofH5532doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213suchH3541aH3541thingH3541to you?” And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “NoH3808.”
31Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068openedוַיְגַ֣לvay.GalH1540Balaam’sבִלְעָם֒vil.'AmH1109eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869,and he sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324in the wayH1870with his swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלֻפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and he bowedוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915all the wayH1870to the groundלְאַפָּֽיו׃le.'a.PavH639.
32Then the 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 comeH3318outH3318as an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.TanH7854,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588your wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wasrecklessיָרַ֥טya.RatH3399andcontraryלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048to me.
33But the donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.TonH860sawוַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.niH7200me and turnedוַתֵּ֣טva.TetH5186awayH5186from me theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.LimH7272.Ifאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194she had not turnedנָטְתָ֣הna.te.TahH5186awayH5186from me, I certainlyכִּ֥יkiH3588would have killedהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026you just nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258,and let her liveהֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.tiH2421.”
34So Balaamבִּלְעָ֜םbil.'AmH1109saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, “I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,for I did not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you were standingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324in the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870againstלִקְרָאתִ֖יlik.ra.TiH7122me. Nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258then, ifאִם־'im-H518it is displeasingבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH7451H5869to you, I will turnאָשׁ֥וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725backH7725.”
35But the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Balaamבִּלְעָ֗םbil.'AmH1109, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980with the menH376, butyou shall speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696onlyוְאֶ֗פֶסve.'E.fesH657the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that Itellתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696you.” So Balaamבִּלְעָ֖םbil.'AmH1109wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980along with the representativesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Balakבָלָֽק׃va.LakH1111.
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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