Numbers - 22:25



25 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he struck her again.

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 22:25.

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And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
And the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the wall, and bruised the foot of the rider. But he beat her again:
And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, and she pressed herself against the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; and he smote her again.
and the ass seeth the messenger of Jehovah, and is pressed unto the wall, and presseth Balaam's foot unto the wall, and he addeth to smite her;
And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and went near the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against the wall; and he gave her more blows.
And the donkey, seeing this, drew herself close to the wall and scraped the foot of the rider. So he beat her again.
Videns vero secundo asina angelum Jehovae, coarctavit sese parieti, coarctavit quoque pedem Balaam ad parietem: propterea addidit percutere cam.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord,.... In the same position as before, with a drown sword in his hand, and being frightened again, and in a narrow path, and no way to turn aside:
she thrust herself unto the wall; to one of the walls, as close as she could, in order to get by the angel:
and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; running up so very closely to it:
and he smote her again; having done it once before, Numbers 22:23 the times of smiting are observed, for the sake of what the ass after said, and for the confirmation of it.

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