Numbers 22:27
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.
When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
28 Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
29 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
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
- When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
- KJV
- And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
- WEB
- The donkey saw the LORD’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
- ASV
- And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam`s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.
- DARBY
- And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, and lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.
- BLB
- And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH, and she lay down under Balaam. And the anger of Balaam was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
- ÅB
- Og da eselhoppen så Herrens engel, la den seg ned under Bileam; da ble Bileams vrede tent opp, og han slo eselhoppen med sin kjepp.
- OTB
- Da eselet så Herrens engel, la det seg ned under Bileam, som ble sint og slo det med staven sin.
- B1930
- Og da aseninnen så Herrens engel, la den sig ned under Bileam; da optendtes Bileams vrede, og han slo aseninnen med sin kjepp.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 14:16
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
Read in contextJames 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Read in contextProverbs 27:3–4
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Read in context