God & Savior

Numbers 22:32

The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.
Numbers 22:32
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה עַל־מָ֗ה הִכִּ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־אֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔ זֶ֖ה שָׁל֣וֹשׁ רְגָלִ֑ים הִנֵּ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ יָצָ֣אתִי לְשָׂטָ֔ן כִּֽי־יָרַ֥ט הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלָיו֙'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh“[the] angel of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  4. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. עַל־'al-“concerning”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. מָ֗הMah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  7. הִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.ta“did you strike”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. אֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔'a.To.ne.kha“female donkey your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָתוֹן · “she-ass” · Strong's H0860
  10. זֶ֖הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  11. שָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.osh“three”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  12. רְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.Lim“feet”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  13. הִנֵּ֤הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  14. אָנֹכִי֙'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  15. יָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.ti“I came out”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  16. לְשָׂטָ֔ןle.sa.Tan“to an adversary”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂטָן · “Satan” · Strong's H7854
  17. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. יָרַ֥טya.Rat“it is precipitate”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַט · “to push” · Strong's H3399A
  19. הַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekh“the way”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  20. לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.Di“to before me”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫גֶד · “before” · Strong's H5048
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)