Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it.” New Living Translation Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey.” English Standard Version The donkey saw me and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, surely just now I would have killed you and let her live.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” King James Bible And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. New King James Version The donkey saw Me and turned aside from Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, surely I would also have killed you by now, and let her live.” New American Standard Bible But the donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away from me, I certainly would have killed you just now, and let her live.” NASB 1995 “But the donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, I would surely have killed you just now, and let her live.” NASB 1977 “But the donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, I would surely have killed you just now, and let her live.” Legacy Standard Bible And the donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If it had not turned aside from me, I would surely have killed you just now, and let it live.” Amplified Bible The donkey saw Me and turned away from Me these three times. If she had not turned away from Me, I would have certainly killed you now, and let her live.” Christian Standard Bible The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away from me, I would have killed you by now and let her live.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The donkey saw Me and turned away from Me these three times. If she had not turned away from Me, I would have killed you by now and let her live.” American Standard Version and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the she donkey saw me and turned aside from before me, behold, three times, and if she had not turned aside from before me, now I would have killed you and I would have let her live. Brenton Septuagint Translation And if she had not turned out of the way, surely now, I should have slain thee, and should have saved her alive. Contemporary English Version If your donkey had not seen me and stopped those three times, I would have killed you and let the donkey live." Douay-Rheims Bible And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain thee, and she should have lived. English Revised Version and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive. GOD'S WORD® Translation The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away from me, I would certainly have killed you by now but spared the donkey." Good News Translation But your donkey saw me and turned aside three times. If it hadn't, I would have killed you and spared the donkey." International Standard Version The donkey saw me and turned in front of me in the space of those three footsteps. JPS Tanakh 1917 and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times; unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.' Literal Standard Version and the donkey sees Me and turns aside at My presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from My presence, surely I had also slain you now, and kept her alive.” Majority Standard Bible 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.” New American Bible When the donkey saw me, she turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away from me, you are the one I would have killed, though I would have spared her.” NET Bible The donkey saw me and turned from me these three times. If she had not turned from me, I would have killed you but saved her alive." New Revised Standard Version The donkey saw me, and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away from me, surely just now I would have killed you and let it live.” New Heart English Bible and the donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive." Webster's Bible Translation And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. World English Bible The donkey saw me, and turned away before me these three times. Unless she had turned away from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive.” Young's Literal Translation and the ass seeth me, and turneth aside at my presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from my presence, surely now also, thee I had slain, and her kept alive.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Angel and Balaam's Donkey…32The 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. 33The 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.” 34“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”… Cross References 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 22:34 "I have sinned," Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home." Treasury of Scripture And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain you, and saved her alive. surely Numbers 14:37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD. Numbers 16:33-35 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation… 1 Kings 13:24-28 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase… Jump to Previous Alive Ass Death Donkey Kept Killed Live Presence Saved Side Slain Spared Surely Three Times Turned Turneth Turning UnlessJump to Next Alive Ass Death Donkey Kept Killed Live Presence Saved Side Slain Spared Surely Three Times Turned Turneth Turning UnlessNumbers 22 1. Balak's first message for Balaam is refused15. His second message obtains him 22. An angel would have slain him, if he had not been saved by his donkey 36. Balak entertains him (33) Unless she had turned from me.--There may be an aposiopesis in this verse. Perhaps she turned aside from (or, before) me . . . for (otherwise) now I had killed thee, &c. According to this view the angel does not assign a reason why the ass turned aside, but leaves this to be inferred by Balaam. (Comp. Keil, in loc.)Verse 33. - Unless ... surely. אוּלַיאּאּ־כִּי. It is somewhat doubtful whether this phrase can be translated as in the Septuagint (εἰ μὴ.. νῦν οῦν)and in all the versions; but even if the construction of the sentence be broken, this is no doubt the meaning of it. And saved her alive. Compare the case of the ass of the disobedient prophet in 1 Kings 13:24. It is plainly a righteous thing with God that obedience and faithfulness should be respected, and in some sense rewarded, even in an ass. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The donkeyהָֽאָת֔וֹן (hā·’ā·ṯō·wn) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 860: A female donkey saw וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙ (wat·tir·’a·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see me and turned away וַתֵּ֣ט (wat·têṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend from me לְפָנַ֔י (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face these זֶ֖ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that three שָׁלֹ֣שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice times. רְגָלִ֑ים (rə·ḡā·lîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda If she had not אוּלַי֙ (’ū·lay) Adverb Strong's 194: Perhaps turned away, נָטְתָ֣ה (nā·ṭə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend I would surely have killed הָרַ֖גְתִּי (hā·raḡ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent you וְאוֹתָ֥הּ (wə·’ō·w·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case by now, עַתָּ֛ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time and let her live.” הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃ (he·ḥĕ·yê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive Links Numbers 22:33 NIVNumbers 22:33 NLT Numbers 22:33 ESV Numbers 22:33 NASB Numbers 22:33 KJV Numbers 22:33 BibleApps.com Numbers 22:33 Biblia Paralela Numbers 22:33 Chinese Bible Numbers 22:33 French Bible Numbers 22:33 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 22:33 And the donkey saw me and turned (Nu Num.) |