Numbers 22:24
22 Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side.
25 And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
26 And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side.
- KJV
- But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
- WEB
- Then the LORD’s angel stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
- ASV
- Then the angel of Jehovah stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
- DARBY
- And the Angel of Jehovah stood in a hollow of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
- BLB
- And the angel of YHWH stood in a narrow passage of the vineyards, [with] a wall on this [side] and a wall on that [side].
- ÅB
- Siden stilte Herrens engel seg på en smal vei mellom vingårdene, hvor det var stengjerde på begge sider.
- OTB
- Herrens engel sto da i en smal sti gjennom vingårdene, med murer på begge sider.
- B1930
- Siden stilte Herrens engel sig på en smal vei mellem vingårdene, hvor det var stengjerde på begge sider.