Numbers 22:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 22:28 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 →
וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח
pâthach
H6605
to open
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פִּ֣י
peh
H6310
mouth
הָאָת֑וֹן
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְבִלְעָם֙
Bilʻâm
H1109
Balaam
מֶה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לְךָ֔
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הִכִּיתַ֔נִי
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
זֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
שָׁלֹ֥שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
רְגָלִֽים
regel
H7272
foot
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh opened the mouth of the female donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).