Mínshùjì 22:31

31 Dāngshí , Yēhéhuá shǐ Bālán de yǎnmù míngliàng , tā jiù kànjian Yēhéhuá de shǐzhĕ zhàn zaì lù shàng , shǒu lǐ yǒu bá chūlai de dāo , Bālán biàn dī tóu fǔfú zaì dì .

Mínshùjì 22:31 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:31

Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam
Who either was struck with blindness, as the men of Sodom were, so some think, or rather his eyes were held, that he could not see the angel; he could see other objects, as his ass, but he could not see that; as Elisha's servant could see the host that compassed the city, but not the chariots and horses of fire about Elisha, till his eyes were opened, ( 2 Kings 6:15 2 Kings 6:17 ) and so it was with Balaam until the Lord uncovered his eyes, or rolled away the vail over them, or took that off which by his power and providence hindered his sight:

and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword
drawn in his hand;
in the same position as in ( Numbers 22:23 )

and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face;
from off his ass upon the ground, in reverence of the illustrious object before him, and through fear of being slain by his sword in his hand.

Mínshùjì 22:31 In-Context

29 Bālán duì lü shuō , yīnwei nǐ xìnòng wǒ , wǒ hèn bùnéng shǒu zhōng yǒu dāo , bǎ nǐ shā le .

30 Lü duì Bālán shuō , wǒ bú shì nǐ cóng xiǎoshí zhídào jīnrì suǒ qí de lü ma , wǒ sùcháng xiàng nǐ zhèyàng xíng guō ma , Bālán shuō , méiyǒu .

31 Dāngshí , Yēhéhuá shǐ Bālán de yǎnmù míngliàng , tā jiù kànjian Yēhéhuá de shǐzhĕ zhàn zaì lù shàng , shǒu lǐ yǒu bá chūlai de dāo , Bālán biàn dī tóu fǔfú zaì dì .

32 Yēhéhuá de shǐzhĕ duì tā shuō , nǐ wèihé zhè sān cì dá nǐde lü ne , wǒ chūlai dídǎng nǐ , yīn nǐ suǒ xíng de , zaì wǒ miànqián piān pì .

33 Lü kànjian wǒ jiù sān cì cóng wǒ miànqián piān guō qù . lü ruò méiyǒu piān guō qù , wǒ zǎo bǎ nǐ shā le , liú tā cún huó .