Numbers 22:20-23

Living Bible

²⁰ That night God told Balaam, “You may get up and go with these men, but be sure to say only what I tell you to.”

²¹ So the next morning he saddled his donkey and started off with them. ^22-23 But God was angry about Balaam’s eager attitude,^[a] so he sent an Angel to stand in the road to kill him. As Balaam and two servants were riding along, Balaam’s donkey suddenly saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword. She bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat her back onto the road.