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New King James Version

Numbers 22:24

Then the Angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Animals;   Ass (Donkey);   Balaam;   Fence;   Miracles;   Repentance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Moabites;   Vineyards;   Walls;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Midianites;   Moabites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   Farming;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kill, Killing;   Miracle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fence;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Balaam;   Field;   Hedge;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ass;   Balaam;   Transjordan;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ass;   Balaam;   Balak;   Moab, Moabites;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Miracles;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Balaam;   Balak;   Midian;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Vine;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Agriculture;   Ba'lak;   Vine,;   Walls;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Balaam;   Fence;   Numbers, Book of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Balaam;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;   Joshua, the Samaritan Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
King James Version
But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Lexham English Bible
The angel of Yahweh stood in the narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on either side.
English Standard Version
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on either side.
New Century Version
Later, the angel of the Lord stood on a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides.
New English Translation
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a path among the vineyards, where there was a wall on either side.
Amplified Bible
But the Angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a [stone] wall on this side and a [stone] wall on that side.
New American Standard Bible
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a stone wall on this side and on that side.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe the Angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyardes, hauing a wall on the one side, and a wall on the other.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the angel of Yahweh stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.
Contemporary English Version
Then the angel stood between two vineyards, in a narrow path with a stone wall on each side.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the angel of Adonai stood on the road where it became narrow as it passed among the vineyards and had stone walls on both sides.
Darby Translation
And the Angel of Jehovah stood in a hollow of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Easy-to-Read Version
Later, the Lord 's angel stood at a place where the road became narrow. This was between two vineyards. There were walls on both sides of the road.
George Lamsa Translation
But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyard, a wall being on this side and a wall on that side.
Good News Translation
Then the angel stood where the road narrowed between two vineyards and had a stone wall on each side.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow passage between the vineyards, with a stone wall on either side.
Literal Translation
And the Angel of Jehovah stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side and a wall on that.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then stode the angell of the LORDE in ye pathe by the vynyardes, where there were walles on both the sydes.
American Standard Version
Then the angel of Jehovah stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Bible in Basic English
Then the angel of the Lord took up his position in a narrow road through the vine-gardens, with a wall on this side and on that.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the angell of the Lorde stoode in a path betweene the vineyardes, and there was a wall on the one syde, and another on the other.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.
King James Version (1611)
But the Angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, & a wall on that side.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the angel of the Lord stood in the avenues of the vines, a fence being on this side and a fence on that.
English Revised Version
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the Angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the aungel stood in the streitnessis of twei wallis, with whiche the vyneris weren cumpassid.
Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger of Jehovah standeth in a narrow path of the vineyards -- a wall on this [side] and a wall on that --
Update Bible Version
Then the angel of Yahweh stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Webster's Bible Translation
But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall [being] on this side, and a wall on that side.
World English Bible
Then the angel of Yahweh stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
New Living Translation
Then the angel of the Lord stood at a place where the road narrowed between two vineyard walls.
New Life Bible
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path in the grape-field, with a wall on each side.
New Revised Standard
Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on either side.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But the messenger of Yahweh took his stand, in a hollow pass of the vineyards, - with a fence on this side, and a fence on that side.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The angel stood in a narrow place between two walls, wherewith the vineyards were enclosed.
Revised Standard Version
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on either side.
THE MESSAGE
But as they were going through a vineyard, with a fence on either side, the donkey again saw God 's angel blocking the way and veered into the fence, crushing Balaam's foot against the fence. Balaam hit her again.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

Contextual Overview

22 Then God's anger was aroused because he went, and the Angel of the LORD took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 Now the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road. 24 Then the Angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. 25 And when the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD, she pushed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; so he struck her again. 26 Then the Angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam's anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff. 28 Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?" 29 And Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you!" 30 So the donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?" And he said, "No." 31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 16:3
Then Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 25:6
But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.
Proverbs 15:25
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyard,..... Which were in the field into which the ass went, and before Balaam could turn her back she got into a narrow path, between the vineyards, as the Targum of Jonathan; a footpath which lay between them, or a footpath where foxes ran and had their holes, who used to lie near vineyards and among them, see Song of Solomon 1:14 however, it was a very narrow path, and here the angel placed himself, so that there was no passage for Balaam and his ass, at least not without great difficulty and danger;

a wall [being] on this side, and a wall on that side; and therefore there was no going out into the field, as before, to avoid the difficulty and danger; this being, as Jarchi observes, a stone wall that was on each side.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In a path of the vineyards - i. e., in a path shut in by vineyard-walls on each side. The progress from the road through the open field Numbers 22:23 to that walled in, and thence to the strait place, where there was no room to turn Numbers 22:26, shows that Balaam was approaching a city, no doubt that which was the goal of his journey.


 
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