Revised Literal Translation
Numbers 22:30-41
30And the donkeyH860 saidH559 unto BalaamH1109, Am not I thine donkeyH860, upon which thou hast riddenH7392 ever since I was thine unto this dayH3117? was I everH5532 wontH5532 to do soH6213 unto thee? And he saidH559, Nay.12 31Then YhwhH3068 openedH1540 the eyesH5869 of BalaamH1109, and he sawH7200 the angelH4397 of YhwhH3068 standingH5324 in the wayH1870, and his swordH2719 drawnH8025 in his handH3027: and he bowed downH6915 his head, and fell flatH7812 on his faceH639.3 32And the angelH4397 of YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto him, Wherefore hast thou smittenH5221 thine donkeyH860 these threeH7969 timesH7272? behold, I went outH3318 to withstandH7854 thee, because thy wayH1870 is perverseH3399 before me:4 33And the donkeyH860 sawH7200 me, and turnedH5186 from meH6440 these threeH7969 timesH7272: unlessH194 she had turnedH5186 from meH6440, surely now also I had slainH2026 thee, and saved her aliveH2421. 34And BalaamH1109 saidH559 unto the angelH4397 of YhwhH3068, I have sinnedH2398; for I knewH3045 not that thou stoodestH5324 in the wayH1870 againstH7125 me: now therefore, if it displease theeH5869H7489, I will get me back againH7725.5 35And the angelH4397 of YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto BalaamH1109, GoH3212 with the menH582: but onlyH657 the wordH1697 that I shall speakH1696 unto thee, that thou shalt speakH1696. So BalaamH1109 wentH3212 with the princesH8269 of BalakH1111.
36And when BalakH1111 heardH8085 that BalaamH1109 was comeH935, he went outH3318 to meetH7125 him unto a cityH5892 of MoabH4124, which is in the borderH1366 of ArnonH769, which is in the utmostH7097 coastH1366. 37And BalakH1111 saidH559 unto BalaamH1109, Did I not earnestlyH7971 sendH7971 unto thee to callH7121 thee? wherefore camestH1980 thou not unto me? am I not ableH3201 indeedH552 to promote thee to honourH3513? 38And BalaamH1109 saidH559 unto BalakH1111, Lo, I am comeH935 unto thee: have I now any powerH3201 at allH3201 to sayH1696 any thingH3972? the wordH1697 that GodH430 puttethH7760 in my mouthH6310, that shall I speakH1696. 39And BalaamH1109 wentH3212 with BalakH1111, and they cameH935 unto Kirjath–huzothH7155H2351.6 40And BalakH1111 offeredH2076 oxenH1241 and sheepH6629, and sentH7971 to BalaamH1109, and to the princesH8269 that were with him. 41And it came to pass on the morrowH1242, that BalakH1111 tookH3947 BalaamH1109, and brought him upH5927 into the high placesH1116 of BaalH1120, that thence he might seeH7200 the utmostH7097 part of the peopleH5971.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 22:30 upon…: Heb. who hast ridden upon me. ↩
- 2. Numbers 22:30 ever since…: or, ever since thou wast, etc. ↩
- 3. Numbers 22:31 fell…: or, bowed himself. ↩
- 4. Numbers 22:32 to…: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee. ↩
- 5. Numbers 22:34 displease…: Heb. be evil in thine eyes. ↩
- 6. Numbers 22:39 Kirjath–huzoth: or, a city of streets. ↩
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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