Numbers 22:26

“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.”

Numbers 22:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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