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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?””

Numbers 22:28

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Balaam, a diviner from the east, is riding to meet Moab's king who has hired him to curse Israel. Though God has warned him, he sets out, and his donkey three times swerves away from an angel that Balaam cannot see.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh 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?”

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Jehová abrió la boca al asna, la cual dijo á Balaam: ¿Qué te he hecho, que me has herido estas tres veces?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el Señor hizo que la burra hablara: ―¿Qué te he hecho; que me has castigado tres veces? —preguntó.

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