The Angel and Balaam’s Donkey
Numbers 22:26
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.
- KJV
- And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- WEB
- Yahweh’s angel went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- ASV
- And the angel of Jehovah went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- LSV
- and the Messenger of YHWH adds to pass over, and stands in a narrow place where there is no way to turn aside [to] the right or left,
- YLT
- and the messenger of Jehovah addeth to pass over, and standeth in a strait place where there is no way to turn aside — right or left —
- DBY
- Then the Angel of Jehovah went still further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- DRC
- And nevertheless the angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either to the right hand or to the left, stood to meet him.
- GNV
- Then the Angel of the Lord went further, and stoode in a narowe place, where was no way to turne, either to the right hand, or to the left.
- JPS
- And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- LXXE
- And the angel of the Lord went farther, and came and stood in a narrow place where it was impossible to turn to the right or the left.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיּ֥וֹסֶף מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה עֲב֑וֹר וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בְּמָק֣וֹם צָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵֽין־דֶּ֥רֶךְ לִנְט֖וֹת יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ προσέθετο ὁ ἄγγελος τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ὑπέστη ἐν τόπῳ στενῷ, εἰς ὃν οὐκ ἦν ἐκκλῖναι δεξιὰν ἢ ἀριστεράν.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Hosea 2:6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
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