Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”
Numbers 22:30 - Y'all Version Bible The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Did I have a habit-habit of doing this to you?” He said, “No.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the donkey said to Balaam, Am not I your donkey, upon which you have ridden all your life long until this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to you? And he said, No. American Standard Version (1901) And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay. Common English Bible The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on whom you’ve often ridden to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?” Balaam said, “No.” Catholic Public Domain Version The donkey said: "Am not I your animal, on which you have always been accustomed to sit, even until this present day? Tell me, when did I ever do the same thing to you." But he said, "Never." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? Tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never. |
Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”
Then YHWH opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of YHWH standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
But he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.