Study it in the app“And the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life until this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you?” And he said, “No.””
And the donkeyוַ הָאָתוֹןsaidתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלBalaam,בִּלְעָם“AmהֲלוֹאIאָנֹכִיnot your donkey,אֲתֹנְךָon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלַיyou have riddenרָכַבְתָּall your lifeמֵעוֹדְךָuntilעַדthisהַזֶּהday?הַיּוֹםHave I ever been accustomedהַהַסְכֵּן הִסְכַּנְתִּיto doלַעֲשׂוֹתsoכֹּהto you?”לְךָAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“No.”לֹא
female donkey
Female donkey.
Where else “aton” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appearsBalaam
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” appearsride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “rachavta” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearsbe accustomed
To be used to something.
Where else “hasken” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears29And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a fool of me! If only there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you!”
30 · This verse (above)
31Then YHWH uncovered the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of YHWH standing in the road, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed and prostrated himself on his face.
