“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?”
Balaam said to the donkey, 'Because you have made a mockery of me! I wish I had a sword in my hand! I would kill you right now!' — Balaam's response is furious and violent. He wishes he had a sword (like the angel) to strike down the beast. Yet even as he speaks, the absurdity should strike him: he is arguing with a talking donkey. The rage has blinded him to the miraculous nature of the moment; he cannot recognize that a donkey's speech is impossible and therefore divine.
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