Numbers 22:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֵּ֤רֶא הָֽאָתוֹן֙ אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ תַּ֣חַת בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֣ף בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הָאָת֖וֹן בַּמַּקֵּֽל׃

Transliteration

And tereʾ the-ʾaton ʾet-malʾak YHWH, and tirbatz under Bilʿam; and yiḥar-ʾaph Bilʿam and yak ʾet-the-ʾaton with the-maqqel.

Grammar Details

*tereʾ*: qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she saw
*ʾaton*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the female donkey
*malʾak*: masculine singular construct - messenger/angel of
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*tirbatz*: qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she lay down
*Bilʿam*: proper noun - Balaam
*yiḥar*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and burned
*ʾaph*: masculine singular construct - anger/nose of
*yak*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he struck
*maqqel*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the staff/stick

Word Meanings

*tirbatz*: lay down/crouched
*yiḥar-ʾaph*: became angry/his anger was kindled
*yak*: struck/hit/beat
*maqqel*: staff/rod/stick

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Referenced Verses

Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Prov 27:3-4 : 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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28And 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?
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