Numbers 22:26

26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.

Numbers 22:26 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
26 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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
26 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 Living Translation (NLT)
26 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.
The Message Bible (MSG)
26 God's angel blocked the way yet again - a very narrow passage this time; there was no getting through on the right or left.
American Standard Version (ASV)
26 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.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
26 Then the Messenger of the LORD moved ahead and stood in a narrower place where there was no room to turn to the right or the left.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
26 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.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead. He stood in a narrow place. There was no room to turn, either right or left.

Numbers 22:26 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:26

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.

Numbers 22:26 In-Context

24 Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path through the vineyards, with walls on both sides.
25 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, it pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat the donkey again.
26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.
27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat it with his staff.
28 Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”
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