Numbers 22:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ And the donkey saw the Messenger of יהוה  standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Bilʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way and His sword drawn in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her into the way.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

Common English Bible

²³ The donkey saw the LORD’s messenger standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, so the donkey turned from the road and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey in order to turn him back onto the road.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ The donkey, discerning that the Angel was standing in the way with a drawn sword, turned herself from the road and went through a field. And when Balaam beat her and intended to return her to the path,

Numbers 22:23 Cross References

2 Kings 6:17

And Elisha prayed, and said, “יהוה, I pray, open his eyes and let him see.” And יהוה  opened the eyes of the young man, and he looked and saw the mountain covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

1 Chronicles 21:16

And Dawiḏ

Jeremiah 8:7

“Even a stork in the heavens knows her appointed times. And a turtledove, and a swallow, and a thrush observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the right-ruling of יהוה.

Daniel 10:7

And I, Dani’ĕ

Numbers 22:22

But the displeasure of Elohim burned because he went, and the Messenger of יהוה  stationed Himself in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Numbers 22:24

Then the Messenger of יהוה  stood in a narrow passage between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

Acts 22:9

“And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear His voice speaking to me.

Joshua 5:13

And it came to be, when Yehoshua was by Yeriḥ

2 Peter 2:16

but he was rebuked for his transgression: a dumb donkey speaking with the voice of a man restrained the madness of the prophet.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! Because they have gone in the way of Qayin, and gave themselves to the delusion of Bilʽ