| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 22:23:1 ⧉וַתֵּ֣רֶאvatehreand saw Numbers 22:23:2 ⧉הָאָתוֹן֩haatonthe donkey Numbers 22:23:3 ⧉אֶת־מַלְאַ֨ךְetmalakhthe angel Numbers 22:23:4 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehof the LORD Numbers 22:23:5 ⧉נִצָּ֣בnitstsavstanding Numbers 22:23:6 ⧉בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְbaderekhin the road Numbers 22:23:7 ⧉וְחַרְבּ֤וֹvekharboand his sword Numbers 22:23:8 ⧉שְׁלוּפָה֙shelufadrawn Numbers 22:23:9 ⧉בְּיָד֔וֹbeyadoin his hand Numbers 22:23:10 ⧉וַתֵּ֤טvatetand turned aside Numbers 22:23:11 ⧉הָֽאָתוֹן֙haatonthe donkey Numbers 22:23:12 ⧉מִן־הַדֶּ֔רֶךְminhaderekhfrom the road Numbers 22:23:13 ⧉וַתֵּ֖לֶךְvatelekhand went Numbers 22:23:14 ⧉בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הbasadeinto the field Numbers 22:23:15 ⧉וַיַּ֤ךְvayakhand struck Numbers 22:23:16 ⧉בִּלְעָם֙bilamBalaam Numbers 22:23:17 ⧉אֶת־הָ֣אָת֔וֹןethaatonthe donkey Numbers 22:23:18 ⧉לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּlehattotato turn her Numbers 22:23:19 ⧉הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃haderekhto the road |
| 23. Formal Translation And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Messenger} standing in the road, and his sword was drawn in his hand. The donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field, and Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD {Yahweh, God’s Representative}, standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, she left the road and walked into a field. Then Balaam hit the donkey to get her back onto the road. |