KJV King James Version
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.
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Numbers 22:22
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Yahweh placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
ASV American Standard Version
And God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Jehovah placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the anger of God burneth because he is going, and a messenger of Jehovah stationeth himself in the way for an adversary to him, and he is riding on his ass, and two of his servants are with him,
Surrounding context — Numbers 22
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.
25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
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וַיִּֽחַר־H2734 · cha.rahto be incensedאַ֣ףH639 · aphface: angerאֱלֹהִים֮H430 · e.lo.himGodכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforהוֹלֵ֣ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentהוּא֒H1931 · huhe/she/itוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞בH3320 · ya.tsavto standמַלְאַ֧ךְH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductלְשָׂטָ֣ןH7854 · sa.tanSatanל֑וֹH9033 · ohimוְהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itרֹכֵ֣בH7392 · ra.khavto rideעַל־H5921 · aluponאֲתֹנ֔וֹH860 · a.tonshe-assוּשְׁנֵ֥יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoנְעָרָ֖יוH5288 · na.aryouthעִמּֽוֹ׃H5973 · imwith
Cross-references
Lamentations 2:4He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.Numbers 22:32And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because [thy] way is perverse before me:Exodus 4:24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.Exodus 23:20Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.Hosea 12:4-5Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel, and there he spake with us;2 Kings 10:20And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed [it].Numbers 22:35And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.Hosea 1:4And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little [while], and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.Genesis 48:15-16And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,Exodus 3:2-6And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed.
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