Numbers 22:23
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.
KJV
Cernens asina angelum stantem in via, evaginato gladio, avertit se de itinere, et ibat per agrum. Quam cum verberaret Balaam, et vellet ad semitam reducere,
Vulgate
καὶ ἰδοῦσα ἡ ὄνος τὸν ἄγγελον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀνθεστηκότα ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ τὴν ῥομφαίαν ἐσπασμένην ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξέκλινεν ἡ ὄνος ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπορεύετο εἰς τὸ πεδίον· καὶ ἐπάταξεν τὴν ὄνον τῇ ῥάβδῳ, τοῦ εὐθῦναι αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ.
LXX
And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the way, with 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.
ASV
וַ/תֵּ֣רֶא הָ/אָתוֹן֩ אֶת מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֜ה נִצָּ֣ב בַּ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ וְ/חַרְבּ֤/וֹ שְׁלוּפָה֙ בְּ/יָד֔/וֹ וַ/תֵּ֤ט הָֽ/אָתוֹן֙ מִן הַ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ וַ/תֵּ֖לֶךְ בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה וַ/יַּ֤ךְ בִּלְעָם֙ אֶת הָ֣/אָת֔וֹן לְ/הַטֹּתָ֖/הּ הַ/דָּֽרֶךְ
Hebrew
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 1:27 — 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;
- 2Pet 2:15 — Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
- 2Pet 2:16 — But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
- Josh 5:13 — And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and
- Jude 1:11 — Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.