And the angelוַ מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהwentעֲבוֹרahead againיּוֹסֶףand stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדin a narrowצָרplace,בְּמָקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרthere was noאֵיןwayדֶּרֶךְto turnלִנְטוֹתto the rightיָמִיןorוּto the left.שְׂמֹאול
Numbers 22:26
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 22:26, word by word
- And 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- wentעֲבוֹרavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avor” appears- ahead againיּוֹסֶףyosef
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosef” appears- and stoodיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears- in a narrowצָרtsar
narrow
Not wide, with no room to move.
Where else “tsar” appears- placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- to turnנְטוֹתnetot
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “netot” appears- to the rightיָמִיןyamin
right side
The right side.
Where else “yamin” appears- to the leftשְׂמֹאולsemovl
left
The side of the hand that is not the right.
Where else “semovl” appears
The context
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.
26 · This verse (above)
27And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH and lay down under Balaam; and Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with the stick.