God & Savior

Numbers 22:27

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
Numbers 22:27
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)

וַתֵּ֤רֶא הָֽאָתוֹן֙ אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ תַּ֣חַת בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֣ף בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הָאָת֖וֹן בַּמַּקֵּֽל׃

  1. וַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'“and it saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. הָֽאָתוֹן֙ha.'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. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץva.tir.Batz“and it lay down”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָבַץ · “to stretch” · Strong's H7257
  7. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  8. בִּלְעָ֑םbil.'Am“Balaam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
  9. וַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-“and it burned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָרָה · “to burn” · Strong's H2734
  10. אַ֣ף'af“[the] anger of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
  11. בִּלְעָ֔םbil.'Am“Balaam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּלְעָם · “Balaam” · Strong's H1109A
  12. וַיַּ֥ךְvai.Yakh“and he struck”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. הָאָת֖וֹןha.'a.Ton“the donkey”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָתוֹן · “she-ass” · Strong's H0860
  15. בַּמַּקֵּֽל׃ba.ma.Kel“with the stick”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַקֵּל · “rod” · Strong's H4731
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)