Numbers 22:30
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The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never.

the ass said

2 Peter 2:16 But had a check of his madness, the dumb beast used to the yoke, which, speaking with man's voice, forbade the folly of the prophet.

upon which thou hast ridden.

1 Corinthians 1:27,28 But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise: and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong. . . .

Context
The Angel and Balaam's Donkey
29Balaam answered: Because thou hast deserved it, and hast served me ill: I would I had a sword that I might kill thee. 30The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never.31Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.…
Cross References
Numbers 22:29
Balaam answered: Because thou hast deserved it, and hast served me ill: I would I had a sword that I might kill thee.

Numbers 22:31
Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.

Lexicon
But the donkey
הָאָת֜וֹן (hā·’ā·ṯō·wn)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 860: A female donkey

said
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to Balaam,
בִּלְעָ֗ם (bil·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1109: Balaam -- a prophet

“Am I
אָנֹכִ֨י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

not
הֲלוֹא֩ (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

the donkey
אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ (’ă·ṯō·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 860: A female donkey

you have ridden
רָכַ֣בְתָּ (rā·ḵaḇ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatch

all your life
מֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙ (mê·‘ō·wḏ·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Adverb | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

until today?
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Have I ever treated
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

you
לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

this way
כֹּ֑ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

before?”
הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ן (ha·has·kên)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5532: To be familiar with, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary

“No,”
לֹֽא׃ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

he replied.
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say


Additional Translations
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.And the ass said to Balaam, Am not I your ass, on which you have ridden ever since I was your to this day? was I ever wont to do so to you? And he said, No.

And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

And the ass says to Balaam, Am not I thine ass on which thou hast ridden since thy youth till this day? did I ever do thus to thee, utterly disregarding thee? and he said, No.

And the ass said to Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine to this day? was I ever wont to do so to thee? And he said, No.

And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

And the ass said to Balaam, Am not I thy ass, upon which thou hast rid ever since I was thine to this day? was I ever wont to do so to thee? And he said, Nay.

The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?" He said, "No."

and the ass saith unto Balaam, 'Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden since I was thine unto this day? have I at all been accustomed to do to thee thus?' and he saith, 'No.'
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