Numbers 22:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 22:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֵּ֣רֶא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הָאָתוֹן֩
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מַלְאַ֨ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נִצָּ֣ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ
chereb
H2719
sword
שְׁלוּפָה֙
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
בְּיָד֔וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וַתֵּ֤ט
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
הָֽאָתוֹן֙
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וַיַּ֤ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בִּלְעָם֙
Bilʻâm
H1109
Balaam
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָ֣אָת֔וֹן
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
הַדָּֽרֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
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World English Bible Public Domain
The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the female donkey saw the angel of Yahweh stationed in the road, and his sword drawn in his hand. And the female donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the female donkey to turn her back to the road.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).