The LORD said to him, *Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, the LORD?
Numbers 22:28 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Bil`am, 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? |
The LORD said to him, *Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, the LORD?
Bil`am said to the donkey, Because you have mocked me, I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed you.
For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
For it is written, *I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.*
but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.