Numbers

Numbers 22:27

²⁷When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the donkey	הָֽאָתוֹן֙	hā·’ā·ṯō·wn	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H860 she-ass
saw	וַתֵּ֤רֶא	wat·tê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
the angel	מַלְאַ֣ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
she lay down	וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ	wat·tir·baṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֑ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
and	בִּלְעָ֔ם	bil·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1109 Balaam
became furious	וַיִּֽחַר־	way·yi·ḥar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
and beat	וַיַּ֥ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
with his staff	בַּמַּקֵּֽל׃	bam·maq·qêl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4731 rod, staff

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