27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff. 28 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?” 29 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
Numbers 22:27–29
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Numbers 22:22–24
22 Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a draw…
2 Peter 2:15–17
15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. 16 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophe…
Numbers 23:10–12
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!” 11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blesse…
Numbers 22:33–35
33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.” 34 “I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the r…
Numbers 24:9–11
9 He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.” 10 Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you t…
Numbers 23:25–27
25 Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!” 26 But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?” 27 “Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you…
Numbers 23:15–17
15 Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.” 16 And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.” 17 So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by h…
Numbers 22:37–39
37 And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?” 38 “See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
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