31 And the Lord [a]opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand: then he bowed himself, and fell flat on his face.

32 And the Angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou now smitten thine ass three times? behold, I came out to withstand thee, because thy [b]way is not straight before me.

33 But the ass saw me, and turned from me now three times: for else, if she had not turned from me, surely I had even now slain thee, and saved her alive.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:31 For whose eyes the Lord doth not open, they can neither see his anger, nor his love.
  2. Numbers 22:32 Both thy heart is corrupt, and thine enterprise wicked.

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