Numbers 22:30
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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.But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.
In other translations
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.But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand it saidH559הָאָתוֹןha'atonthe donkeyH860אֶל־'el-toH413בִּלְעָםbil'amBalaamH1109הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808אָנֹכִי'anokhi[am] IH595אֲתֹנְךָ'atonekhadonkey yourH860אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834רָכַבְתָּrakhavtayou have riddenH7392עָלַי'alaion meH5921מֵעוֹדְךָme'odkhafrom duration yourH5750עַד־'ad-untilH5704הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088הַהַסְכֵּןhahasken¿ really <to have [the] habit>H5532הִסְכַּנְתִּיhiskantihave I had [the] habitH5532לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213לְךָlekhato <the> youכֹּהkohthusH3541וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹא׃lo'noH3808
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Peter 2:16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27-2827 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
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People and places
People: Balaam