Numbers 22:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
Numbers 22:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 22:27 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Numbers 22:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Numbers 22:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.”
Numbers 22:27 — World English Bible
Numbers 22:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. ”
Numbers 22:27 — American Standard Version
Numbers 22:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah, and croucheth under Balaam, and the anger of Balaam burneth, and he smiteth the ass with a staff.”
Numbers 22:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 22:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, and lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. ”
Numbers 22:27 — Darby Translation
Numbers 22:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the asse sawe the Angell of the Lord, she lay downe vnder Balaam: therefore Balaam was very wroth, and smote the asse with a staffe.”
Numbers 22:27 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 22:27 in Context — Numbers 22
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.
26 And 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.
27 And 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.
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?
29 And 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.
What Does Numbers 22:27 Mean?
Numbers 22:27 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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