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Numbers 22:33

The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
Numbers 22:33
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙ הָֽאָת֔וֹן וַתֵּ֣ט לְפָנַ֔י זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֣שׁ רְגָלִ֑ים אוּלַי֙ נָטְתָ֣ה מִפָּנַ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֛ה גַּם־אֹתְכָ֥ה הָרַ֖גְתִּי וְאוֹתָ֥הּ הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃

  1. וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙va.tir.'A.ni“and it saw me”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. הָֽאָת֔וֹןha.'a.Ton“the donkey”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָתוֹן · “she-ass” · Strong's H0860
  3. וַתֵּ֣טva.Tet“and it turned aside”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  4. לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai“<to> before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  5. זֶ֖הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  6. שָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.Losh“three”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  7. רְגָלִ֑יםre.ga.Lim“feet”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  8. אוּלַי֙'u.Lai“perhaps”
    Adverb · from אוּלַי · “perhaps” · Strong's H0194
  9. נָטְתָ֣הna.te.Tah“it had turned aside”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  10. מִפָּנַ֔יmi.pa.Nai“from before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  11. כִּ֥יki“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. עַתָּ֛ה'a.Tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  13. גַּם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  14. אֹתְכָ֥ה'o.te.Khah“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. הָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.ti“I killed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  16. וְאוֹתָ֥הּve.'o.Tah“and <obj.> it”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃he.che.Yei.ti“I preserved alive”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)