NUMBERS 22:21

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.”

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Numbers 22:21 Translation & Meaning

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And Balaam בִּלְעָם֙ Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet Balaam
rose up וַיָּ֤קָם To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) rose up
in the morning, בַּבֹּ֔קֶר Properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning morning
and saddled וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ To wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule saddled
his ass, אֲתֹנ֑וֹ A female donkey (from its docility) ass
and went וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) and went
with עִם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) with
the princes שָׂרֵ֥י A head person (of any rank or class) princes
of Moab. מוֹאָֽב׃ Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants Moab

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  • 19  Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.

  • 20  And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

  • 21  And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

  • 22  And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

  • 23  And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.




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