23 The donkey saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the road with his sword drawn. The donkey turned off the road into a field. Balaam hit the donkey to get it back on the road.25 The donkey saw the angel and it moved over against the wall and crushed Balaams foot against it. Again Balaam beat the donkey.26 Once more the angel moved ahead. He stood in a narrow place where there was no room at all to pass on either side.