| 30. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 22:30:1 ⧉וַתֹּ֨אמֶרvatomerand said Numbers 22:30:2 ⧉הָאָת֜וֹןhaatonthe donkey Numbers 22:30:3 ⧉אֶל־בִּלְעָ֗םelbilamto Balaam Numbers 22:30:4 ⧉הֲלוֹא֩halois it not Numbers 22:30:5 ⧉אָנֹכִ֨יanokhiI Numbers 22:30:6 ⧉אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜atonkhayour donkey Numbers 22:30:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־רָכַ֣בְתָּasherrakhavtaupon which you have ridden Numbers 22:30:8 ⧉עָלַ֗יalaion me Numbers 22:30:9 ⧉מֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙meodkhasince you began {from your existence} Numbers 22:30:10 ⧉עַד־הַיּ֣וֹםadhayomuntil this day Numbers 22:30:11 ⧉הַזֶּ֔הhazehthis Numbers 22:30:12 ⧉הַֽהַסְכֵּ֣ןhahaskenhave I been accustomed Numbers 22:30:13 ⧉הִסְכַּ֔נְתִּיhiskantito do so Numbers 22:30:14 ⧉לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto do Numbers 22:30:15 ⧉לְךָ֖lekhato you Numbers 22:30:16 ⧉כֹּ֑הkothus Numbers 22:30:17 ⧉וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand he said Numbers 22:30:18 ⧉לֹֽא׃loNo |
| 30. Formal Translation And the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, which you have ridden upon me from your beginnings until this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do thus for you?” And he said, “No.” |
| 30. Dynamic Translation Then the donkey spoke to Balaam, “Have I not always been your donkey, the one you have ridden all your life up to this very day? Have I ever done anything like this to you before?” He answered, “No.” |