Numbers 22:30

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{ "verseID": "Numbers.22.30", "source": "וַתֹּ֨אמֶר הָאָת֜וֹן אֶל־בִּלְעָ֗ם הֲלוֹא֩ אָנֹכִ֨י אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ אֲשֶׁר־רָכַ֣בְתָּ עָלַ֗י מֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙ עַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ן הִסְכַּ֔נְתִּי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לְךָ֖ כֹּ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹֽא׃", "text": "And *tomer* the-*ʾaton* to-*Bilʿam*, Not *ʾanoki* *ʾatonka* which-*rakabta* upon me from *ʿodka* until-the-*yom* the-this? *hahasken* *hiskanti* to do to you thus? And *yomer*, No.", "grammar": { "*tomer*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she said", "*ʾaton*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the female donkey", "*Bilʿam*": "proper noun - Balaam", "*ʾanoki*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʾatonka*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your female donkey", "*rakabta*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have ridden", "*ʿodka*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your continuing/ever since you have been", "*yom*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day", "*hahasken*": "hiphil infinitive absolute with interrogative prefix - ?being accustomed", "*hiskanti*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I have been accustomed", "*yomer*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said" }, "variants": { "*ʾanoki*": "I/I myself", "*rakabta*": "you have ridden/you have mounted", "*ʿodka*": "your continuing existence/ever since you have been", "*hahasken hiskanti*": "have I ever been accustomed/have I ever been in the habit (emphatic construction)" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר הָאָת֜וֹן אֶל־בִּלְעָ֗ם הֲלוֹא֩ אָנֹכִ֨י אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ אֲשֶׁר־רָכַ֣בְתָּ עָלַ֗י מֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙ עַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ן הִסְכַּ֔נְתִּי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לְךָ֖ כֹּ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹֽא׃

Transliteration

And tomer the-ʾaton to-Bilʿam, Not ʾanoki ʾatonka which-rakabta upon me from ʿodka until-the-yom the-this? hahasken hiskanti to do to you thus? And yomer, No.

Grammar Details

• *tomer*: qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she said
• *ʾaton*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the female donkey
• *Bilʿam*: proper noun - Balaam
• *ʾanoki*: 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
• *ʾatonka*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your female donkey
• *rakabta*: qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have ridden
• *ʿodka*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your continuing/ever since you have been
• *yom*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the day
• *hahasken*: hiphil infinitive absolute with interrogative prefix - ?being accustomed
• *hiskanti*: hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I have been accustomed
• *yomer*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said

Word Meanings

• *ʾanoki*: I/I myself
• *rakabta*: you have ridden/you have mounted
• *ʿodka*: your continuing existence/ever since you have been
• *hahasken hiskanti*: have I ever been accustomed/have I ever been in the habit (emphatic construction)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The donkey said to Balaam, 'Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this very day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?' 'No,' he replied.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey, upon which you have ridden ever since I became yours until this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to you? And he said, No.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the asse sayed vnto Balam: am not I thyne asse whiche thou hast rydden vppon sence thou wast borne vnto this daye? Was I euer wont to do so vnto the? And he sayed nay.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The Asse sayde vnto Balaam: Am not I thine Asse, which thou hast rydden vpon in yi tyme vnto this daye? Was I euer wonte to do so vnto the? He sayde: No.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the asse saide vnto Balaam, Am not I thine asse, which thou hast ridden vpon since thy first time vnto this day? haue I vsed at any time to doe thus vnto thee? Who said, Nay.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the asse sayd vnto Balaam: Am not I thine asse, whiche thou hast rydden vpon since the first tyme vnto this day? Was I euer wont to do so vnto thee? He sayde, nay.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? was I ever wont to do so to you? and he said, No.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the ass saith unto Balaam, `Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden since `I was' thine unto this day? have I at all been accustomed to do to thee thus?' and he saith, `No.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the ass said to Balaam, Am I not your ass upon which you have gone all your life till this day? and have I ever done this to you before? And he said, No.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?" He said, "No."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The donkey said to Balaam,“Am I not your donkey that you have ridden ever since I was yours until this day? Have I ever attempted to treat you this way?” And he said,“No.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 1:27-28 : 27 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.1.27", "source": "Ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς ἵνα τοὺς σοφούς καταισχύνῃ· καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά·", "text": "But the *mōra* of the *kosmou exelexato* the *Theos* so that the *sophous kataischynē*; and the *asthenē* of the *kosmou exelexato* the *Theos* so that he *kataischynē* the *ischyra*;", "grammar": { "*mōra*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - foolish things", "*kosmou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of world", "*exelexato*": "verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - chose for himself", "*Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*sophous*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, plural - wise ones", "*kataischynē*": "verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might shame/put to shame", "*asthenē*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - weak things", "*kosmou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of world", "*exelexato*": "verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - chose for himself", "*Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*kataischynē*": "verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might shame/put to shame", "*ischyra*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - strong things" }, "variants": { "*mōra*": "foolish things/folly/things considered foolish", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/ordered system", "*exelexato*": "chose for himself/selected/picked out", "*sophous*": "wise ones/sages/skilled persons", "*kataischynē*": "might shame/might put to shame/might humiliate", "*asthenē*": "weak things/feeble things/things without strength", "*ischyra*": "strong things/powerful things/mighty things" } } 28 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.1.28", "source": "Καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα, ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεός, καὶ τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ:", "text": "And the *agenē* of the *kosmou*, and the *exouthenēmena*, *exelexato* the *Theos*, and the *mē onta*, so that the *onta katargēsē*:", "grammar": { "*agenē*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - lowborn/of no family", "*kosmou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of world", "*exouthenēmena*": "participle, perfect, passive, accusative, neuter, plural - having been despised", "*exelexato*": "verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - chose for himself", "*Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*onta*": "participle, present, active, accusative, neuter, plural - being/existing things", "*onta*": "participle, present, active, accusative, neuter, plural - being/existing things", "*katargēsē*": "verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might nullify/bring to nothing" }, "variants": { "*agenē*": "lowborn/base/ignoble/of no family", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/ordered system", "*exouthenēmena*": "despised/rejected/considered nothing", "*exelexato*": "chose for himself/selected/picked out", "*onta*": "existing things/things that are", "*katargēsē*": "might nullify/might bring to nothing/might render ineffective" } }
• 2 Pet 2:16 : 16 { "verseID": "2 Peter.2.16", "source": "Ἔλεγξιν δὲ ἔσχεν ἰδίας παρανομίας: ὑποζύγιον ἄφωνον ἐν ἀνθρώπου φωνῇ φθεγξάμενον ἐκώλυσεν τὴν τοῦ προφήτου παραφρονίαν.", "text": "*Elegxin de eschen idias paranomias: hypozygion aphōnon en anthrōpou phōnē phthegxamenon ekōlysen tēn tou prophētou paranian*.", "grammar": { "*Elegxin*": "accusative singular feminine - 'rebuke'", "*de*": "postpositive particle - 'but/and'", "*eschen*": "aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - 'had/received'", "*idias*": "genitive singular feminine - 'of his own'", "*paranomias*": "genitive singular feminine - 'transgression/lawlessness'", "*hypozygion*": "nominative singular neuter - 'beast of burden'", "*aphōnon*": "nominative singular neuter - 'voiceless/dumb'", "*en anthrōpou*": "preposition with genitive singular masculine - 'with of human'", "*phōnē*": "dative singular feminine - 'voice'", "*phthegxamenon*": "aorist middle participle, nominative singular neuter - 'having spoken'", "*ekōlysen*": "aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - 'hindered/restrained'", "*tēn*": "accusative singular feminine article - 'the'", "*tou prophētou*": "genitive singular masculine - 'of the prophet'", "*paranian*": "accusative singular feminine - 'madness'" }, "variants": { "*Elegxin*": "rebuke/reproof/correction", "*eschen*": "had/received/got", "*idias*": "his own/personal/private", "*paranomias*": "transgression/lawlessness/wrongdoing", "*hypozygion*": "beast of burden/donkey/ass", "*aphōnon*": "voiceless/dumb/mute", "*phōnē*": "voice/sound/utterance", "*phthegxamenon*": "having spoken/uttered/made sound", "*ekōlysen*": "hindered/restrained/prevented/forbade", "*prophētou*": "prophet/seer", "*paranian*": "madness/insanity/folly" } }