Numbers 22:29
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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And the angel of the Lord said unto him,.... When risen up, and standing before him:
wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? the brute creatures are not to be beaten without cause,…
We have here an account of the opposition God gave to Balaam in his journey towards Moab; probably the princes had gone before, or gone some other way, and Balaam had pointed out where he would meet…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
thou hast mocked me thou hast made sport of me; i.e. purposely caused me annoyance for your own pleasure.
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