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Numbers 22:28 KJV
Numbers · chapter 22 · verse 28
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?Numbers 22:28 · King James Version
Numbers 22:28 in context
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.
28And 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?
29And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
30And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- smittennâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- openedpâthachto open wideH6605 →
- BalaamBilʻâmBilam, a Mesopotamian prophetH1109 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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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