Numbers
Numbers 22:30
30But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?”
“No,” he replied.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the donkey | הָאָת֜וֹן | hā·’ā·ṯō·wn | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H860 she-ass |
| said | וַתֹּ֨אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Balaam | בִּלְעָ֗ם | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| Am I | אָנֹכִ֨י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| not | הֲלוֹא֩ | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the donkey | אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ | ’ă·ṯō·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H860 she-ass |
| you have ridden | רָכַ֣בְתָּ | rā·ḵaḇ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| all your life | מֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙ | mê·‘ō·wḏ·ḵā | Preposition-m; Adverb; second person masculine singular | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| until today | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Have I ever treated | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| this way | כֹּ֑ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| before | הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ן | ha·has·kên | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H5532 be of use of service, benefit |
| No | לֹֽא׃ | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
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