Numbers
Numbers 22:32
32The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perversec before me.
Footnotes
- c 22:32 Or reckless or contrary
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The angel | מַלְאַ֣ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| asked him | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| have you beaten | הִכִּ֙יתָ֙ | hik·kî·ṯā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| your donkey | אֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔ | ’ă·ṯō·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H860 she-ass |
| these | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| three | שָׁל֣וֹשׁ | šā·lō·wōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| times | רְגָלִ֑ים | rə·ḡā·lîm | Noun - feminine plural | H7272 foot |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I | אָנֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| have come out | יָצָ֣אתִי | yā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to oppose you | לְשָׂטָ֔ן | lə·śā·ṭān | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7854 adversary |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your way | הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| is perverse | יָרַ֥ט | yā·raṭ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3399 be precipitate, precipitate |
| before me | לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃ | lə·neḡ·dî | Preposition-l; first person common singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 28:18 · Acts 13:10 · Numbers 22:22 · Proverbs 14:2 · Proverbs 28:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.