Numbers
Numbers 22:22–23
22Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angelb of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.
Footnotes
- b 22:22 Or Angel; here through the rest of chapter 22; corresponding pronouns may also be capitalized.
Word by word
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Numbers 22:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then God’s | אֱלֹהִים֮ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| anger | אַ֣ף | ’ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| was kindled | וַיִּֽחַר־ | way·yi·ḥar- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Balaam | הוּא֒ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was going along | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and the angel | מַלְאַ֧ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| stood | וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞ב | way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand |
| in the road | בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ | bad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to oppose | לְשָׂטָ֣ן | lə·śā·ṭān | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7854 adversary |
| him | ל֑וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Balaam | וְהוּא֙ | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was riding | רֹכֵ֣ב | rō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| his donkey | אֲתֹנ֔וֹ | ’ă·ṯō·nōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H860 she-ass |
| and his two | וּשְׁנֵ֥י | ū·šə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| servants | נְעָרָ֖יו | nə·‘ā·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| were with him | עִמּֽוֹ׃ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
Numbers 22:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the donkey | הָאָתוֹן֩ | hā·’ā·ṯō·wn | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H860 she-ass |
| saw | וַתֵּ֣רֶא | wat·tê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| the angel | מַלְאַ֨ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| standing | נִצָּ֣ב | niṣ·ṣāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| in the road | בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ | bad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| with a drawn | שְׁלוּפָה֙ | šə·lū·p̄āh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H8025 draw out, off |
| sword | וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ | wə·ḥar·bōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2719 sword |
| in his hand | בְּיָד֔וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| she | הָֽאָתוֹן֙ | hā·’ā·ṯō·wn | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H860 she-ass |
| turned | וַתֵּ֤ט | wat·têṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| off | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the path | הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and went | וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ | wat·tê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| into a field | בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| So Balaam | בִּלְעָם֙ | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| beat | וַיַּ֤ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| her | הָ֣אָת֔וֹן | hā·’ā·ṯō·wn | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H860 she-ass |
| to return her | לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּ | lə·haṭ·ṭō·ṯāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| to the path | הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ | had·dā·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 22:22 Lamentations 2:4 · Exodus 4:24 · Numbers 22:32 · Exodus 23:20
Numbers 22:23 Jude 1:11 · 2 Peter 2:16 · 1 Corinthians 1:27–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.