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Numbers 22:25 KJV
Numbers · chapter 22 · verse 25
And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.Numbers 22:25 · King James Version
Numbers 22:25 in context
23And 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.
24But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
26And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Balaam'sBilʻâmBilam, a Mesopotamian prophetH1109 →
- thrustlâchatsproperly, to pressH3905 →
- angelmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- wallqîyra wallH7023 →
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We have here an account of the opposition God gave to Balaam in his journey towards Moab; probably the princes had gone before, or gone some other way, and Balaam had pointed out where he would meet them, or where they should stay for him, for we read nothing of them in this part of our narrative, only that Balaam,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-35