Numbers 22:25

WEB

The donkey saw the angel of the Lord, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he struck her again.

KJV

And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

Commentary

And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord,.... In the same position as before, with a drown sword in his ha nd, and being frightened again, and in a narrow path, and no way to turn aside: she thrust herself unto the wall; to one of the walls, as close as she could, in order to get by the angel: and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; running up so very closely to it: and he smote her again; having done it once before, Num 22:23 the times of smiting are observed, for the sake of what the ass after said, and for the confirmation of it.