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# Then Yahweh opened the donkey's mouth so she could talk
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Opening the mouth is associated with the ability to speak. AT: "Then Yahweh gave the donkey the ability to speak like a human would speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# She said to Balaam
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"The donkey said to Balaam"
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# Am not I your donkey on which you have ridden all your life long to this present day?
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This rhetorical question was used to convict Balaam that his judgment of the donkey was unfair. This can be translated as a statement. AT: "I am your donkey on which you have ridden all your life, right up to the present moment." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Have I ever been in the habit of doing such things to you before?
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This rhetorical question was used to further convict Balaam that his judgment of the donkey was unfair. This can be translated as a statement. AT: "I have never been in the habit of doing such things to you!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])