And the donkeyוַ הָאָתוֹןsawתֵּרֶאthe angelאֶת מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהand lay downוַתִּרְבַּץunderתַּחַתBalaam;בִּלְעָםand Balaam’sבִּלְעָםangerאַףburned,וַיִּחַרand he struckוַיַּךְthe donkeyאֶת הָאָתוֹןwith the stick.בַּמַּקֵּל
Numbers 22:27
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 22:27, 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 lay downתִּרְבַּץtirbats
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “tirbats” appears- Balaamבִּלְעָםbilam
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- angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- burnedיִּחַרyichar
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “yichar” appears- and he struckיַּךְyach
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “yach” appears- with the stickמַּקֵּלmakel
staff
A staff for leaning on while walking or for herding; a walking stick or crook.
Where else “makel” appears
The context
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.
27 · This verse (above)
28Then YHWH opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”