Numbers 22:31
Good News Translation
Then the LORD let Balaam see the angel standing there with his sword; and Balaam threw himself face downward on the ground.

New Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road, with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed down, falling on his face.

Contemporary English Version
Just then, the LORD let Balaam see the angel standing in the road, holding a sword, and Balaam bowed down.

New American Bible
Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, so that he saw the angel of the LORD standing on the road with sword drawn; and he knelt and bowed down to the ground.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.

opened

Numbers 24:4 The bearer of the words of God hath said, he that hath beheld the vision of the Almighty, he that falleth, and so his eyes are opened:

Genesis 21:19 And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.

2 Kings 6:17-20 And Eliseus prayed, and said: Lord, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Eliseus. . . .

1 Chronicles 21:16 And David lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand, turned against Jerusalem: and both he and the ancients clothed in haircloth, fell down flat on the ground.

Luke 24:16,31 But their eyes were held, that they should not know him. . . .

Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.

bowed down

Exodus 34:8 And Moses making haste, bowed down prostrate unto the earth, and adoring,

Psalm 9:20 Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men.

John 18:6 As soon therefore as he had said to them: I am he; they went backward and fell to the ground.

Fell flat on his face.

Context
The Angel and Balaam's Donkey
30The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never. 31Forthwith the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he worshipped him falling flat on the ground.32And the angel said to him: Why beatest thou thy ass these three times? I am come to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse, and contrary to me:…
Cross References
Genesis 21:19
And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.

Numbers 22:30
The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never.

Joshua 5:13
And when Joshua was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a man standing over against him, holding a drawn sword, and he went to him, and said: Art thou one of ours, or of our adversaries?

Numbers 22:30
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