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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Numbers 22:26

And the messenger of Yahweh went on further, and took his stand in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn to the right hand or to the left.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Midianites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kill, Killing;   Miracle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ass;   Balaam;   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;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
King James Version
And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Lexham English Bible
Then the angel of Yahweh went further ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was not a way to turn aside to the right or left.
English Standard Version
Then the angel of the Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.
New Century Version
The angel of the Lord went ahead again and stood at a narrow place, too narrow to turn left or right.
New English Translation
Then the angel of the Lord went farther, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.
Amplified Bible
The Angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.
New American Standard Bible
Then the angel of the LORD went farther, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right or to the left.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Angel of the Lord went further, & stoode in a narowe place, where was no way to turne, either to the right hand, or to the left.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the angel of Yahweh passed on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right hand or the left.
Contemporary English Version
The angel moved once more and stood in a spot so narrow that there was no room for the donkey to go around.
Complete Jewish Bible
The angel of Adonai moved ahead and stood in a place so tight that there was no room to turn either right or left.
Darby Translation
Then the Angel of Jehovah went still further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Easy-to-Read Version
Later, the Lord 's angel stood at another place where the road became narrow. There was no place where the donkey could go around him. It could not turn to the left or to the right.
George Lamsa Translation
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.
Good News Translation
Once more the angel moved ahead; he stood in a narrow place where there was no room at all to pass on either side.
Christian Standard Bible®
The angel of the Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or the left.
Literal Translation
And again the Angel of Jehovah passed on and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn, either to the right or to the left.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The wete the angell of the LORDE farther, & stode in a narow place, where there was no waye to turne, nether to the righte hade ner to ye lefte.
American Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Bible in Basic English
Then the angel of the Lord went further, stopping in a narrow place where there was no room for turning to the right or to the left.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the angell of the Lord went further, & stoode in a narowe place, where was no way to turne either to the right hande, or to the left.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
King James Version (1611)
And the Angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrowe place, where was no way to turne, either to the right hand, or to the left.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the angel of the Lord went farther, and came and stood in a narrow place where it was impossible to turn to the right or the left.
English Revised Version
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Berean Standard Bible
And the Angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And neuer the lesse the aungel yede to the streit place, where me `myyte not go out of the weie, nether to the riyt side nether to the left side, and stood ayens hym.
Young's Literal Translation
and the messenger of Jehovah addeth to pass over, and standeth in a strait place where there is no way to turn aside -- right or left --
Update Bible Version
And the angel of Yahweh went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where [was] no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
World English Bible
The angel of Yahweh went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
Then the angel of the Lord moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all.
New Life Bible
Then the angel of the Lord went farther. He stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right or the left.
New Revised Standard
Then the angel of the Lord went ahead, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And nevertheless the angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either to the right hand or to the left, stood to meet him.
Revised Standard Version
Then the angel of the LORD went ahead, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.
THE MESSAGE
God 's angel blocked the way yet again—a very narrow passage this time; there was no getting through on the right or left. Seeing the angel, Balaam's donkey sat down under him. Balaam lost his temper; he beat the donkey with his stick.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right hand or the left.

Contextual Overview

22 Then kindled the anger of God, because he was going, and the messenger of Yahweh stationed himself in the way, to withstand him, - as he was riding upon his ass, his two young men being with him. 23 And the ass saw the messenger of Yahweh stationed in the road with his drawn sword in his hand, so the ass turned aside out of the road and went into the field, - and Balaam smote the ass, to make her turn back into the road. 24 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. 25 And when the ass saw the messenger of Yahweh, she squeezed herself against the wall, and squeezed the foot of Balaam against the wall, - and again he smote her. 26 And the messenger of Yahweh went on further, and took his stand in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn to the right hand or to the left. 27 And, when the ass saw the messenger of Yahweh, she sank down under Balaam, - then was Balaam's anger kindled, and he smote the ass with the staff. 28 And Yahweh opened the mouth of the ass, - and she said unto Balaam - What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me, these three times? 29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Surely thou hast been making sport of me, - Would there had been a sword in my hand, for, now, would I have slain thee. 30 Then said the ass unto Balaam - Am not I thine own ass on which thou hast ridden all thy life, until this day? Have I, been wont, to do unto thee, thus? And he said, Nay! 31 Then did Yahweh unveil the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the messenger of Yahweh stationed in the road, with his sword drawn in his hand, - so he bent his head and bowed down before him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

where was no way: Isaiah 26:11, Hosea 2:6

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:24 - dream

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place,.... More narrow than the other, at a further distance:

where was no way to turn, either to the right hand or to the left; it was so strait and close a place that the angel filled the whole breadth of it, that there was no passing him; so that there was no getting forward nor backward; not forward, because the angel filled up the way, and there was no slipping by him; nor backward, because it could not turn itself to the right or left.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 22:26. And the angel - stood in a narrow place — In this carriage of the angel says Mr. Ainsworth the Lord shows us the proceedings of his judgments against sinners:

First he mildly shakes his rod at them but lets them go untouched.

Secondly he comes nearer and touches them with an easy correction as it were wringing their foot against the wall.

Thirdly, when all this is ineffectual, he brings them into such straits, that they can neither turn to the right hand nor to the left, but must fall before his judgments, if they do not fully turn to him.


 
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