And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
God became angry because Balaam went on the journey, so the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were traveling with him.
God was angry with Balaam for going on this journey, so He sent an angel to block his path while he rode his donkey with his servants.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's wilderness journey when Balak, king of Moab, hired the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites. Though God had initially told Balaam not to go, He later gave permission with conditions, but Balaam's heart motives were apparently wrong. This verse begins the famous account where Balaam's donkey sees the angel before Balaam does.
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