“And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.”
Then 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?' — God grants the donkey speech; the animal speaks to Balaam in human language. The donkey's question is rhetorical and reproachful: What wrong have I committed to deserve this beating? The three strikes correspond to the three times the angel blocked the road. The donkey's plea is for justice; it has been beaten unjustly.
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