Numbers 22:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:”
Numbers 22:32 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 22:32 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 22:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me.”
Numbers 22:32 — World English Bible
Numbers 22:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is perverse before me: ”
Numbers 22:32 — American Standard Version
Numbers 22:32 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the messenger of Jehovah saith unto him, `Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? lo, I--I have come out for an adversary, for <FI>thy<Fi> way hath been perverse before me,”
Numbers 22:32 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 22:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, it was I who came forth to withstand thee, for the way [thou walkest in] is for ruin before me. ”
Numbers 22:32 — Darby Translation
Numbers 22:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Angel of the Lord said vnto him, Wherefore hast thou nowe smitten thine asse three times? beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thy way is not straight before me.”
Numbers 22:32 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 22:32 in Context — Numbers 22
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.
32 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.
What Does Numbers 22:32 Mean?
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