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Then the angelוַ מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהstoodיַּעֲמֹדin a narrow pathבְּמִשְׁעוֹלbetween the vineyards,הַכְּרָמִיםwith a wallגָּדֵרon this sideמִזֶּהandוְa wallגָדֵרon that side.מִזֶּה
Numbers 22:24
Study it in the app“Then the angel of YHWH stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 22:24, word by word
- Then the angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- stoodיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears- in a narrow pathמִשְׁעוֹלmishol
narrow path
Narrow path, a tight passage.
Where else “mishol” appears- between the vineyardsכְּרָמִיםkeramim
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “keramim” appears- with a wallגָּדֵרgader
wall
Wall, fence: a wall that surrounds a piece of ground.
Where else “gader” appears
The context
23And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH standing in the road, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road.
24 · This verse (above)
25And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH and pressed herself against the wall and pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall; and he struck her again.