Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have beaten me these three times?
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
Holman Bible
Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and she asked Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
International Standard Version
That's when the LORD enabled the donkey to speak. She asked Balaam, "What did I do to you that you would beat me in the space of only three footsteps?"
A Conservative Version
And LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou have smitten me these three times?
American Standard Version
And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
Amplified
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?”
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?
Darby Translation
And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will open the mouth of the ass, and she will say to Balaam, What did I to thee that thou hast smitten me this three beats?
King James 2000
And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto you, that you have smitten me these three times?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What did I do to you that you struck me these three times?"
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, "What have I done unto thee, that thou smitest me thus three times?"
NET Bible
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?"
New Heart English Bible
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?"
The Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh opened the mouth of the ass, - and she said unto Balaam - What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me, these three times?
Webster
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
World English Bible
Yahweh 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?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, 'What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?'
Themes
Animals » Names of » Asses, beasts of burden
Animals » Instruments of God's will
Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Used for riding
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Mouth of balaam's opened to speak
balaam » Anger of, rebuked by his ass
Beasts » Domestic » Not to be cruelly used
Miracles » Catalogue of » Balaam's donkey speaks
Repentance » Instances of » Balaam, of his spiritual blindness
Interlinear
Pathach
Nakah
Shalowsh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 22:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam And The Angel
27 And when the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, she fell down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the ass with a staff. 28 And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, 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 ass, Because you have mocked me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Peter 2:16
but had reproof of his lawbreaking, a dumb ass speaking in a man's voice, held back the madness of the prophet.
Exodus 4:11
And Jehovah said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, Jehovah?
Luke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Romans 8:22
And we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the understanding of the perceiving ones."