Numbers 22:23

וַתֵּ֣רֶא הָאָתֹון֩ אֶת־מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֜ה נִצָּ֣ב בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וְחַרְבֹּ֤ו שְׁלוּפָה֙ בְּיָדֹ֔ו וַתֵּ֤ט הָֽאָתֹון֙ מִן־הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ בִּלְעָם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אָתֹ֔ון לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּ הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃

And the donkey saw the angel of YHWH standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand. So the donkey turned aside from the way and went into the field, and Bilʿam struck the donkey to turn her back to the way.

Morphology

1. וַתֵּ֣רֶא (vatera) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And she saw”; Notes: Refers to the donkey perceiving the angel.
2. הָאָתֹון֩ (ha-aton) – Root: אתן (aton); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the donkey”; Notes: The subject of the verb.
3. אֶת־מַלְאַ֨ךְ (et-malʾakh) – Root: מלאך (malakh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with object marker; Translation: “the angel of”; Notes: Introduces the object of the donkey’s sight.
4. יְהוָ֜ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the divine name.
5. נִצָּ֣ב (nitsav) – Root: יצב (yatsav); Form: Nifal participle masculine singular; Translation: “standing”; Notes: Describes the angel’s position.
6. בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ (baderekh) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “in the way”; Notes: Specifies the location.
7. וְחַרְבֹּ֤ו (vecharbo) – Root: חרב (cherev); Form: Noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and his sword”; Notes: Describes the angel’s weapon.
8. שְׁלוּפָה֙ (shelufah) – Root: שלף (shalaf); Form: Qal participle feminine singular; Translation: “drawn”; Notes: Indicates the state of the sword.
9. בְּיָדֹ֔ו (beyado) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in his hand”; Notes: Specifies the sword’s location.
10. וַתֵּ֤ט (vatet) – Root: נטה (natah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And she turned aside”; Notes: Describes the donkey’s movement.
11. מִן־הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ (min-haderekh) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “from the way”; Notes: Indicates the direction of movement.
12. וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (vatelek) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and she went”; Notes: Describes the donkey’s continued movement.
13. בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (basadeh) – Root: שדה (sadeh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “into the field”; Notes: Specifies the new location.
14. וַיַּ֤ךְ (vayyak) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he struck”; Notes: Refers to Bilʿam hitting the donkey.
15. בִּלְעָם֙ (Bilʿam) – Root: בלע (balaʿ); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Bilʿam”; Notes: The subject of the action.
16. אֶת־הָ֣אָתֹ֔ון (et-haʾaton) – Root: אתן (aton); Form: Noun, feminine singular with object marker and definite article; Translation: “the donkey”; Notes: The object being struck.
17. לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּ (lehatotah) – Root: נטה (natah); Form: Hifil infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to turn her back”; Notes: Expresses Bilʿam’s intent.
18. הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ (haderekh) – Root: דרך (derekh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “to the way”; Notes: Refers to the original path.