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22:21

22:22

22:21	Third Reading When Balaam got up in the morning, he saddled his female donkey, and went with the Moabite dignitaries. Vayakom Bil'am baboker vayachavosh et-atono vayelech im-sarey Moav.
22:22	God displayed anger because [Balaam was so anxious to] go, and an angel of God planted himself in the road to oppose him. [Balaam] was riding on his donkey, accompanied by his two boy servants. Vayichar-af Elohim ki-holech hu vayityatsev mal'ach Adonay baderech le-Satan lo vehu rochev al-atono ushney ne'arav imo.

Commentary:

female donkey
See note on Exodus 22:18.

and went
At a distance (Chizzkuni).

was so anxious to
(see Lekach Tov; HaKethav VeHaKabbalah).

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