Numbers 22:30
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.
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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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the ass{H860} said{H559} unto Balaam,{H1109} Am not I thine ass,{H860} upon which thou hast ridden{H7392} all thy life long unto this day?{H3117} was I ever{H5532} wont{H5532} to do so{H6213} unto thee? and he said,{H559} Nay.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the ass{H860} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Balaam{H1109}, Am not I thine ass{H860}, upon which thou hast ridden{H7392}{(H8804)} ever since I was thine unto this day{H3117}? was I ever{H5532}{(H8687)} wont{H5532}{(H8689)} to do so{H6213}{(H8800)} unto thee? And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, 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 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, God has chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are:
- 2 Pet 2:16 : 16 But was rebuked for his iniquity; the dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Num 22:17-2913 verses87%
17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me.
18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
19 Now therefore, I pray you, stay here this night also, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me.
20 And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, and go with them; but only the word which I shall say to you, that shall you do.
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side and a wall on that side.
25 And when the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he struck her again.
26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.
27 And when the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with a staff.
28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?
29 And Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have mocked me: I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you.
- Num 22:31-355 verses84%
31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed his head, and fell flat on his face.
32 And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I went out to withstand you, because your way is perverse before me:
33 And the donkey saw me, and turned away from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now I would have slain you, and saved her alive.
34 And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again.
35 And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
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16 But was rebuked for his iniquity; the dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
- Num 24:12-132 verses75%
12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind; but what the LORD says, that will I speak?
- Num 23:25-273 verses75%
25 And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell you, All that the LORD speaks, I must do?
27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come, please, I will bring you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.
- Num 23:11-122 verses74%
11 And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them abundantly.
12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?
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27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the donkey. And they saddled it.
- Num 22:37-382 verses72%
37 And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?
38 And Balaam said to Balak, Look, I have come to you: do I have any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
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13 And he said to his sons, Saddle me the donkey. So they saddled the donkey for him: and he rode on it,
- Num 22:9-102 verses71%
9 And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with you?
10 And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
- Num 23:16-183 verses71%
16 And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and say thus.
17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What has the LORD spoken?
18 And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor:
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25 And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
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15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
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3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
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5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.
- Num 22:12-143 verses71%
12 And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people: for they are blessed.
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go back to your land: for the LORD refuses to let me go with you.
14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
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10 But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
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26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, I will saddle an ass for myself, that I may ride on it and go to the king, because your servant is lame.
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41 And it happened on the next day, that Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that from there he might see the furthest part of the people.
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7 And he took up his parable and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.
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23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the donkey, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
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10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.