| 33. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 22:33:1 ⧉וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙vatireniand the donkey saw me Numbers 22:33:2 ⧉הָֽאָת֔וֹןhaatonthe donkey Numbers 22:33:3 ⧉וַתֵּ֣טvatetand turned aside Numbers 22:33:4 ⧉לְפָנַ֔יlefanaibefore me Numbers 22:33:5 ⧉זֶ֖הzehthis Numbers 22:33:6 ⧉שָׁלֹ֣שׁshaloshthree Numbers 22:33:7 ⧉רְגָלִ֑יםregalimtimes Numbers 22:33:8 ⧉אוּלַי֙ulaiperhaps Numbers 22:33:9 ⧉נָטְתָ֣הnattahshe had turned aside Numbers 22:33:10 ⧉מִפָּנַ֔יmipanaifrom before me Numbers 22:33:11 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Numbers 22:33:12 ⧉עַתָּ֛הatahnow Numbers 22:33:13 ⧉גַּם־אֹתְכָ֥הgamotkhaalso you Numbers 22:33:14 ⧉הָרַ֖גְתִּיharagtiI would have killed Numbers 22:33:15 ⧉וְאוֹתָ֥הּveotahbut her Numbers 22:33:16 ⧉הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃hekheyeitiI would have let live |
| 33. Formal Translation The donkey saw me and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from before me, surely by now I would have killed you, and I would have kept her alive. |
| 33. Dynamic Translation The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away {ulai: if not, otherwise}, by now I certainly would have killed you, but I would have let her live. |