Numbers 22:26

26 The angel of the Lord went ahead again and stood at a narrow place, too narrow to turn left or right.

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 Later, the angel of the Lord stood on a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides.

25 Again the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, and she walked close to one wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he hit her again.

26 The angel of the Lord went ahead again and stood at a narrow place, too narrow to turn left or right.

27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. This made him so angry that he hit her with his stick.

28 Then the Lord made the donkey talk, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to make you hit me three times?"