Numbers 22:25

“And 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.”

Numbers 22:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 22:25, word by word

And the donkeyאָתוֹןaton

female donkey

Female donkey.

Where else “aton” appears
sawתֵּרֶאtere

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “tere” appears
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
and pressed herselfתִּלָּחֵץtilachets

press

To press against something.

Where else “tilachets” appears
the wallקִּירkir

wall

The wall of a house or a city.

Where else “kir” appears
Balaam’sבִּלְעָםbilam

Balaam

Balaam, a diviner from Mesopotamia whom the king of Moab called to curse Israel. The name perhaps means "not of the people," that is, a foreigner.

Where else “bilam” appears
footרֶגֶלregel

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “regel” appears
and he struck herהַכֹּתָhakota

strike

To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.

Where else “hakota” appears
againיֹּסֶףyosef

do again

To do again what had already been done.

Where else “yosef” appears

The context

24Then the angel of YHWH stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

25 · This verse (above)

26And the angel of YHWH went ahead again and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn to the right or to the left.

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