And the donkeyוַ הָאָתוֹןsawתֵּרֶאthe angelאֶת מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהand pressed herselfוַתִּלָּחֵץagainstאֶלthe wallהַקִּירand pressedוַתִּלְחַץBalaam’sבִּלְעָםfootאֶת רֶגֶלagainstאֶלthe wall;הַקִּירand he struck herוַ לְהַכֹּתָהּagain.יֹּסֶף
Numbers 22:25
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.