Numbers 22:22

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.

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²² 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.

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Numbers 22:22