Numbers 22:26
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
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.
Webster's Revision
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 there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Definitions for Numbers 22:26
Clarke's Numbers 22:26 Bible Commentary
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.
Barnes's Numbers 22:26 Bible Commentary
A city of Moab - Or, Ir-Moab, probably the same with Ar-Moab Numbers 21:15. As Balaam in his journey would avoid the districts occupied by the Israelites, he must have approached this city from the east, by the course of the Nahaliel; and in the name Balu'a, still borne by one of the upper branches of this stream, there is perhaps a reminiscence of the name of the prophet.