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Numbers 22:29

Balaam

27 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?”

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!”

30 But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.

31 Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.

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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.

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BSB
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!”
KJV
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
WEB
Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”
ASV
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me, I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.
DARBY
And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee!
BLB
And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have acted mockingly with me! Oh, I wish a sword [were] in my hand, for now I would kill you!”
ÅB
Bileam svarte eselhoppen: Du har hatt meg til narr. Hadde jeg bare et sverd i min hånd, så ville jeg nå slå deg ihjel.
OTB
Bileam svarte eselet: «Du har gjort narr av meg! Hadde jeg bare hatt et sverd i hånden, ville jeg ha drept deg nå.»
B1930
Bileam svarte aseninnen: Du har hatt mig til narr. Hadde jeg bare et sverd i min hånd, så vilde jeg nu slå dig ihjel.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 12:10

    A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

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  • Proverbs 12:16

    A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

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  • Matthew 15:19

    For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:3

    This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

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