God & Savior

Numbers 22:25

And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.
Numbers 22:25
Read chapter

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתֵּ֨רֶא הָאָת֜וֹן אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙ אֶל־הַקִּ֔יר וַתִּלְחַ֛ץ אֶת־רֶ֥גֶל בִּלְעָ֖ם אֶל־הַקִּ֑יר וַיֹּ֖סֶף לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃

  1. וַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'“and it saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. הָאָת֜וֹןha.'a.Ton“the donkey”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָתוֹן · “she-ass” · Strong's H0860
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh“[the] angel of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  5. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. וַתִּלָּחֵץ֙va.ti.la.Chetz“and it squeezed itself”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָחַץ · “to oppress” · Strong's H3905
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. הַקִּ֔ירha.Kir“the wall”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קִיר · “wall” · Strong's H7023
  9. וַתִּלְחַ֛ץva.til.Chatz“and it squeezed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָחַץ · “to oppress” · Strong's H3905
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. רֶ֥גֶלRe.gel“[the] foot of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  12. בִּלְעָ֖םbil.'Am“Balaam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
  13. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. הַקִּ֑ירha.Kir“the wall”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קִיר · “wall” · Strong's H7023
  15. וַיֹּ֖סֶףvai.Yo.sef“and he repeated”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָסַף · “again” · Strong's H3254G
  16. לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ׃le.ha.ko.Tah“to strike it”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)