Numbers
Numbers 22:28
28Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| opened | וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח | way·yip̄·taḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| the donkey’s | הָאָת֑וֹן | hā·’ā·ṯō·wn | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H860 she-ass |
| mouth | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| and she said | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Balaam | לְבִלְעָם֙ | lə·ḇil·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| What | מֶה־ | meh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have I done | עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| to you | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you have beaten me | הִכִּיתַ֔נִי | hik·kî·ṯa·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5221 smite |
| these | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| three | שָׁלֹ֥שׁ | šā·lōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| times | רְגָלִֽים׃ | rə·ḡā·lîm | Noun - feminine plural | H7272 foot |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.