Numbers 22:29
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
Numbers 22:29 in other translations
| BSB | Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!” |
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| WEB | Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.” |
| ASV | And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee. |
| YLT | and Balaam saith to the ass, ‘Because thou hast rolled thyself against me; oh that there were a sword in my hand, for now I had slain thee;' |
| DARBY | And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee! |
| BBE | And Balaam said to the ass, You have made me seem foolish: if only I had a sword in my hand I would put you to death. |
| Webster | And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee. |
What does Numbers 22:29 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 22:29 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 22:29
- Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
- Proverbs 12:16
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
- Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
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Context
- 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 22:29
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
- Numbers 22:30
And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
Numbers 22:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Balaam respondió al asna: Porque te has burlado de mí: ¡ojalá tuviera espada en mi mano, que ahora te mataría! |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Balaam dit à l’ânesse: Parce que tu t’es jouée de moi. Que n’ai-je une épée dans ma main; certes je te tuerais maintenant! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Bileam sprach zu der Eselin: Weil du Spott mit mir getrieben hast; wäre doch ein Schwert in meiner Hand, so hätte ich dich jetzt totgeschlagen |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit Balaam: Quia commeruisti, et illusisti mihi: utinam haberem gladium, ut te percuterem! |