Numbers 22:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Numbers 22:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 22:29 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Numbers 22:29 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Numbers 22:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.””
Numbers 22:29 — World English Bible
Numbers 22:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee. ”
Numbers 22:29 — American Standard Version
Numbers 22:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Balaam saith to the ass, `Because thou hast rolled thyself against me; oh that there were a sword in my hand, for now I had slain thee;'”
Numbers 22:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 22:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee! ”
Numbers 22:29 — Darby Translation
Numbers 22:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Balaam saide vnto the asse, Because thou hast mocked me: I woulde there were a sworde in mine hand, for nowe would I kill thee.”
Numbers 22:29 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 22:29 in Context — Numbers 22
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.
30 And 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.
31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
What Does Numbers 22:29 Mean?
Numbers 22:29 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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