22:22 Then God’s anger was kindled33 because he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose34 him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him.
sn God’s anger now seems to contradict the permission he gave Balaam just before this. Some commentators argue that God’s anger is a response to Balaam’s character in setting out—which the Bible does not explain. God saw in him greed and pleasure for the riches, which is why he was so willing to go.
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tn The word is שָׂטָן (satan, “to be an adversary, to oppose”).