Study it in the app“And the donkey saw me and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, surely by now I would have killed even you and let her live.””
And the donkeyהָאָתוֹןsaw meוַתִּרְאַנִיand turned asideוַתֵּטbefore meלְפָנַיtheseזֶהthreeשָׁלֹשׁtimes.רְגָלִיםIfאוּלַיshe had not turned asideנָטְתָהfrom me,מִפָּנַיsurelyכִּיby nowעַתָּהI would have killedהָרַגְתִּיevenגַּםyouאֹתְכָהand let herוְאוֹתָהּlive.”הֶחֱיֵיתִי
female donkey
Female donkey.
Where else “aton” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tira” appearsturn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “tet” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appearstime
Each of the occasions when something happens.
Where else “regalim” appearsperhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “haragti” appearskeep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “hecheyeti” appears32And the angel of YHWH said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I have come out as an opponent, because your way is reckless before me.
33 · This verse (above)
34And Balaam said to the angel of YHWH, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the road against me. And now, if it is displeasing in your eyes, I will turn back.”
