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Numbers 22:29

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 22:29

Verse 29 of 41

Scripture focus

And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

Numbers 22:29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 22:29

Theological / Devotional

Mocked me. Literally, “played with me like a child,” that is, treated me capriciously and made a plaything of me. The same verb is translated in Judges 19:25 and in 1 Sam. 31:4 as “abuse,” in Job 16:15 as “defiled,” and in Ps. 141:4 as “to practice” wicked works.

Now would I kill thee. The insincerity of the prophet was exposed. He was setting himself forth as able to destroy a nation by his incantations, yet was helpless to kill his ass. A man could scarcely be more blind than not to feel surprised that an ass should converse with him.

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