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Numbers 22:28-30
New English Translation
Numbers 22:28-30
New English Translation
28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?” 29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “You have made me look stupid; I wish[a] there were a sword in my hand, for I would kill you right now.” 30 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[b] to treat you this way?”[c] And he said, “No.”
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- Numbers 22:29 tn The optative clause is introduced with the particle לוּ (lu).
- Numbers 22:30 tn Here the Hiphil perfect is preceded by the Hiphil infinitive absolute for emphasis in the sentence.
- Numbers 22:30 tn Heb “to do thus to you.”
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