Numbers 22:28 — King James Version← Study notes
“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?”
Numbers 22:28 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 22:2815 words
וַיִּפְתַּחwayip̄ətaḥAnd open wide
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶתʾet—
פִּיpîMouth
הָאָתוֹןhāʾātwōnThe female donkey
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
לְבִלְעָםləviləʿāmTo Bilam
מֶהmehWhat?
עָשִׂיתִיʿāśîtîDo
לְךָləḵāTo
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הִכִּיתַנִיhikîtanîStrike
זֶהzehThis
שָׁלֹשׁšālōšThree
רְגָלִיםrəgālîmFoot
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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