The Angel and Balaam’s Donkey
Numbers 22:33
In 11 translations
- BSB
- The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
- KJV
- And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
- WEB
- The donkey saw me, and turned away before me these three times. Unless she had turned away from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive.”
- ASV
- and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.
- LSV
- and the donkey sees Me and turns aside at My presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from My presence, surely I had also slain you now, and kept her alive.”
- YLT
- and the ass seeth me, and turneth aside at my presence these three times; unless she had turned aside from my presence, surely now also, thee I had slain, and her kept alive.'
- DBY
- And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times; had she not turned from me, I had now certainly slain thee, and saved her alive.
- DRC
- And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain thee, and she should have lived.
- GNV
- But the asse sawe me, and turned from me now three times: for els, if she had not turned from me, surely I had euen nowe slaine thee, and saued her aliue.
- JPS
- and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times; unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.'
- LXXE
- And if she had not turned out of the way, surely now, I should have slain thee, and should have saved her alive.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַתִּרְאַ֨נִי֙ הָֽאָת֔וֹן וַתֵּ֣ט לְפָנַ֔י זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֣שׁ רְגָלִ֑ים אוּלַי֙ נָטְתָ֣ה מִפָּנַ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֛ה גַּם־אֹתְכָ֥ה הָרַ֖גְתִּי וְאוֹתָ֥הּ הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἰ μὴ ἐξέκλινεν, νῦν οὖν σὲ μὲν ἀπέκτεινα, ἐκείνην δʼ ἂν περιεποιησάμην.
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