Numbers 22:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Numbers 22:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 22:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 22:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned out of the path, and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the path.”
Numbers 22:23 — World English Bible
Numbers 22:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the way, with 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. ”
Numbers 22:23 — American Standard Version
Numbers 22:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing in the way, and his drawn sword in his hand, and the ass turneth aside out of the way, and goeth into a field, and Balaam smiteth the ass to turn it aside into the way.”
Numbers 22:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 22:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah 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. ”
Numbers 22:23 — Darby Translation
Numbers 22:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the asse saw the Angel of the Lord stand in the way, and his sworde drawen in his hand, the asse turned out of the way and went into the field, but Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.”
Numbers 22:23 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 22:23 in Context — Numbers 22
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 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.
24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
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.
What Does Numbers 22:23 Mean?
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