Numbers 22:25

And when the donkey saw the Malach Hashem, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaamʼs regel against the wall; and he beat her again.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

24But the Malach Hashem stood in the closed-in path among the kramim (vineyards), a wall being on this side, a wall on that side.

26And the Malach Hashem went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no derech to turn either to the right or to the left.

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Cross References

Isaiah 47:12Stand now with thine khavarim (spells, magic, enchantments), 1 and with the multitude of thy kashefanut (sorceries, witchcraft) 1 wherein thou hast toiled from thy neurim; 1 perhaps thou shalt be able to succeed, 1 perhaps thou mayest cause terror. 1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 22:23-36

God's Displeasure against Balaam; Remonstrance of Balaam's Ass; The Angel Appears to Balaam. ( b. c. 1452.) 22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But… Read the whole commentary →

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