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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV NUM 22:28 verse available
OET-LV And_opened Yahweh DOM the_mouth the_donkey and_she/it_said to_Bilˊām what have_I_done to/for_yourself(m) (cmp) struck_me this three feet.
UHB וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־פִּ֣י הָאָת֑וֹן וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לְבִלְעָם֙ מֶה־עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי לְךָ֔ כִּ֣י הִכִּיתַ֔נִי זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ רְגָלִֽים׃ ‡
(vayyifttaḩ yahweh ʼet-piy hāʼātōn vattoʼmer ləⱱilˊām meh-ˊāsiytiy ləkā ⱪiy hiⱪītanī zeh shālosh rəgāliym.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And Yahweh opened the mouth of the female donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you struck me these three times?”
UST Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak! It said to Balaam, “What bad thing have I done to you that caused you to strike me three times?”
BSB § Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
OEB No OEB NUM book available
WEB 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?”
WMB 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?”
NET 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?”
LSV And YHWH opens the mouth of the donkey, and she says to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have struck me these three times?”
FBV The Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you for you to beat me three times?”
T4T Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak! It said to Balaam, “What bad thing have I done to you that caused you to strike me three times?”
LEB 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?”
BBE 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?
MOF No MOF NUM book available
JPS 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?'
ASV 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?
DRA And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou me, lo, now this third time?
YLT 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?'
DBY 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?
RV 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?
WBS 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?
KJB 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?
(And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou/you hast smitten me these three times? )
BB And the Lorde opened the mouth of the asse, and she sayde vnto Balaam: What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smytten me nowe three tymes?
(And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: What have I done unto thee, that thou/you hast smytten me now three times?)
GNV Then the Lord opened the mouth of the asse, and she saide vnto Balaam, What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smitten me nowe three times?
(Then the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou/you hast smitten me now three times? )
CB Then opened the LORDE the mouth of ye Asse, and she sayde vnto Balaam: What haue I done vnto the, that thou hast smytten me now thre tymes?
(Then opened the LORD the mouth of ye/you_all Asse, and she said unto Balaam: What have I done unto them, that thou/you hast smytten me now three times?)
WYC And the Lord openyde the `mouth of the femal asse, and sche spak, What have Y doon to thee? whi smytist thou me, lo! now the thridde tyme?
(And the Lord opened the `mouth of the femal ass, and she spak, What have I doon to thee? why smytist thou/you me, lo! now the third time?)
LUT Da tat der HErr der Eselin den Mund auf, und sie sprach zu Bileam: Was habe ich dir getan, daß du mich geschlagen hast nun dreimal?
(So tat the LORD the Eselin the Mund auf, and they/she/them spoke to Bileam: What have I you getan, that you me geschlagen hast now threemal?)
CLV Aperuitque Dominus os asinæ, et locuta est: Quid feci tibi? cur percutis me ecce jam tertio?[fn]
(Aperuitque Master os asinæ, and locuta it_is: Quid feci tibi? cur percutis me ecce yam tertio?)
22.28 Aperuitque. Ut arguatur per eam Balaam, et mutæ pecudis vocibus confutetur, qui divinus videbatur et sapiens. Et locuta est. ISID. Asina cui Balaam sedet, angelum videt, et loquitur; id est bruta Gentilitas, quam quondam Balaam, id est, seductor idololatriæ, quasi brutum animal et nulla ratione renitens, quo voluit errore substravit; sed ista angelum vidit quem homo videre non potuit, et vidit, et detulit, et locuta est; ut agnosceremus sub adventu magni angeli, illam gentilem plebem mutata duritie stoliditatisque natura solutis Deo linguis locuturam. ORIG. hom. 14. Asina cui Balaam sedebat, etc., usque ad major autem his charitas, quæ sola nunquam cadit.
22.28 Aperuitque. Ut arguatur per her Balaam, and mutæ pecudis vocibus confutetur, who divinus videbatur and sapiens. And locuta est. ISID. Asina cui Balaam sedet, a_messenger/angel videt, and loquitur; id it_is bruta Gentilitas, how quondam Balaam, id it_is, seductor idololatriæ, as_if brutum animal and nulla ratione renitens, quo voluit by_mistake substravit; but ista a_messenger/angel he_saw which human videre not/no potuit, and vidit, and detulit, and locuta est; as agnosceremus under adventu magni angeli, illam gentilem plebem mutata duritie stoliditatisque natura solutis Deo linguis locuturam. ORIG. hom. 14. Asina cui Balaam sedebat, etc., usque to mayor however his charitas, which sola nunquam cadit.
BRN And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?
BrLXX Καὶ ἤνοιξεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ στόμα τῆς ὄνου, καὶ λέγει τῷ Βαλαὰμ, τί ἐποίησά σοι, ὅτι πέπαικάς με τρίτον τοῦτο;
(Kai aʸnoixen ho Theos to stoma taʸs onou, kai legei tōi Balaʼam, ti epoiaʸsa soi, hoti pepaikas me triton touto? )
22:21-41 The passage is clearly making fun of this professional seer, whose spiritual insights and obedience to God are not equal to those of his donkey.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) Then Yahweh opened the donkey’s mouth so she could talk
(Some words not found in UHB: and,opened YHWH DOM mouth the,donkey and=she/it_said to,Balaam what? done to/for=yourself(m) that/for/because/then/when struck,me this three times )
Opening the mouth is associated with the ability to speak. Alternate translation: “Then Yahweh gave the donkey the ability to speak like a human would speak”
(Occurrence 0) She said to Balaam
(Some words not found in UHB: and,opened YHWH DOM mouth the,donkey and=she/it_said to,Balaam what? done to/for=yourself(m) that/for/because/then/when struck,me this three times )
Alternate translation: “The donkey said to Balaam”