Numbers 22:33
The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
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ASV
and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive.
KJV
And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙ | va.tir.'A.ni | and it saw me | H7200 → |
| הָֽאָת֔וֹן | ha.'a.Ton | the donkey | H860 → |
| וַתֵּ֣ט | va.Tet | and it turned aside | H5186 → |
| לְפָנַ֔י | le.fa.Nai | <to> before me | H6440 → |
| זֶ֖ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| שָׁלֹ֣שׁ | sha.Losh | three | H7969 → |
| רְגָלִ֑ים | re.ga.Lim | feet | H7272 → |
| אוּלַי֙ | 'u.Lai | perhaps | H194 → |
| נָטְתָ֣ה | na.te.Tah | it had turned aside | H5186 → |
| מִפָּנַ֔י | mi.pa.Nai | from before me | H6440 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | if | H3588 → |
| עַתָּ֛ה | 'a.Tah | now | H6258 → |
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → |
| אֹתְכָ֥ה | 'o.te.Khah | <obj.> you | H853 → |
| הָרַ֖גְתִּי | ha.Rag.ti | I killed | H2026 → |
| וְאוֹתָ֥הּ | ve.'o.Tah | and <obj.> it | H853 → |
| הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃ | he.che.Yei.ti | I preserved alive | H2421 → |
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