Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Numbers 22:28 - English Standard Version 2016 Then the Lord 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?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you should strike me these three times? American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? Common English Bible Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you’ve beaten me these three times?” Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said: "What have I done to you? Why do strike you me, behold now, for the third time?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou me, lo, now this third time? |
Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a fool of me. I wish I had a sword in my hand, for then I would kill you.”
For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.