Numbers 22:27
And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
Numbers 22:27 in other translations
| BSB | When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff. |
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| WEB | The donkey saw the LORD’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff. |
| ASV | And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. |
| YLT | and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah, and croucheth under Balaam, and the anger of Balaam burneth, and he smiteth the ass with a staff. |
| DARBY | And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, and lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. |
| BBE | And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick. |
| Webster | And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. |
What does Numbers 22:27 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 22:22-35
We must not think, that because God does not always by his providence restrain men from sin, therefore he approves of it, or that it is not hateful to him. The holy angels oppose sin, and perhaps are employed in preventing it more than we are aware. This angel was an adversary to Balaam, because Balaam counted him his adversary; those are really our best friends, and we ought so to reckon them, who stop our progress…
Numbers 22:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 22:27
- Proverbs 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
- James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Proverbs 27:3-4
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
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Context
- Numbers 22:26
And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- Numbers 22:27
And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
- Numbers 22:28
And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
Numbers 22:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y viendo el asna al ángel de Jehová, echóse debajo de Balaam: y enojóse Balaam, é hirió al asna con el palo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ânesse vit l’Ange de l’ Éternel, et elle se coucha sous Balaam; et la colère de Balaam s’embrasa, et il frappa l’ânesse avec le bâton. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als die Eselin den Engel Jehovas sah, legte sie sich nieder unter Bileam; und es entbrannte der Zorn Bileams, und er schlug die Eselin mit dem Stabe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque vidisset asina stantem angelum, concidit sub pedibus sedentis: qui iratus, vehementius cædebat fuste latera ejus. |