KJV King James Version
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
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Numbers 22:21
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
WEB World English Bible
Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
ASV American Standard Version
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Balaam riseth in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and goeth with the princes of Moab,
Surrounding context — Numbers 22
18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.
20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, [and] go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants [were] with him.
23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
24 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.
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