Numbers 22:28
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בִּלְעָם
Bilʻâm
Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
פַּעַם
paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →פַּעַם paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Study H6471 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
Study H7969 →Cross References
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
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