Numbers
Numbers 22:23
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.
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| 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
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Jude 1:11 · 2 Peter 2:16 · 1 Corinthians 1:27–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.