Those men were responsible for spreading the trouble among the Israelite people. So the Lord caused a sickness to kill all of those men.
Numbers 22:33 - Easy To Read Version your donkey saw me and turned away from me. That happened three times. If the donkey had not turned away, I probably would have killed you already. And I would have let your donkey live.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the ass saw Me and turned from Me these three times. If she had not turned from Me, surely I would have slain you and saved her alive. American Standard Version (1901) and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive. Common English Bible The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it hadn’t turned away from me, I would just now have killed you and let it live.” Catholic Public Domain Version And unless the donkey had turned aside from the way, allowing a place for my opposition, I would have killed you, and she would have lived." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain thee, and she should have lived. |
Those men were responsible for spreading the trouble among the Israelite people. So the Lord caused a sickness to kill all of those men.
Then the Lord’s angel asked Balaam, “Why did you hit your donkey three times? I am the one that came to stop [285] you. But just in time, [286]
Then Balaam said to the Lord’s angel, “I have sinned. I did not know that you were standing in the road. If I am doing wrong, then I will go back home.”