Numbers 22:28-33 ▼

28 Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she asked Balaam, “ What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times? ”

29 Balaam answered the donkey, “ You made me look like a fool. If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you now! ”

30 But the donkey said, “ Am I not the donkey you’ve ridden all your life until today ? Have I ever treated you this way before ? ”“ No,” he replied.

31 Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the path with a drawn sword in His hand. Balaam knelt and bowed with his face to the ground.

32 The Angel of the LORD asked him, “ Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you, because what you are doing is evil in My sight .

33 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.”