Numbers 22:31-33

Living Bible

³¹ Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes and he saw the Angel standing in the roadway with drawn sword, and he fell flat on the ground before him.

³² “Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the Angel demanded. “I have come to stop you because you are headed for destruction. ³³ Three times the donkey saw me and shied away from me; otherwise I would certainly have killed you by now and spared her.”