KJV King James Version
And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
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Numbers 22:33
And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
WEB World English Bible
and the donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive.”
ASV American Standard Version
and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the ass seeth me, and turneth aside at my presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from my presence, surely now also, thee I had slain, and her kept alive.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 22
30 And the ass said unto Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since [I was] thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
32 And 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:
33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
35 And 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.
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which [is] in the border of Arnon, which [is] in the utmost coast.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeהָֽאָת֔וֹןH860 · a.tonshe-assוַתֵּ֣טH5186 · na.tahto stretchלְפָנַ֔יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeזֶ֖הH2088 · zehthisשָׁלֹ֣שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeרְגָלִ֑יםH7272 · re.gelfootאוּלַי֙H194 · u.layperhapsנָטְתָ֣הH5186 · na.tahto stretchמִפָּנַ֔יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforעַתָּ֛הH6258 · at.tahnowגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoאֹתְכָ֥הH853 · et[Obj.]הָרַ֖גְתִּיH2026 · ha.ragto killוְאוֹתָ֥הּH853 · et[Obj.]הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃H2421 · cha.yahto live
Cross-references
1 Kings 13:24-28And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.Numbers 16:33-35They, and all that [appertained] to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.Numbers 14:37Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
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