Numbers 22:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Numbers 22:25 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 22:2516 words

וַתֵּרֶאwatēreʾAnd see

הָאָתוֹןhāʾātwōnThe female donkey

אֶתʾet—

מַלְאַךְmaləʾaḵəMessenger

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

וַתִּלָּחֵץwatilāḥēṣAnd press

אֶלʾelNear

הַקִּירhaqîrThe wall

וַתִּלְחַץwatiləḥaṣAnd press

אֶתʾet—

רֶגֶלregelFoot

בִּלְעָםbiləʿāmBilam

אֶלʾelNear

הַקִּירhaqîrThe wall

וַיֹּסֶףwayōsep̄And add

לְהַכֹּתָהּləhakōtāhTo strike

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַתֵּרֶאwatēreʾAnd see

הָאָתוֹןhāʾātwōnThe female donkey

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

מַלְאַךְmaləʾaḵəMessenger

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

וַתִּלָּחֵץwatilāḥēṣAnd press

אֶלʾelNear

הַקִּירhaqîrThe wall

וַתִּלְחַץwatiləḥaṣAnd press

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

רֶגֶלregelFoot

בִּלְעָםbiləʿāmBilam

אֶלʾelNear

הַקִּירhaqîrThe wall

וַיֹּסֶףwayōsep̄And add

לְהַכֹּתָהּləhakōtāhTo strike

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