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# They have abandoned ... went astray ... have followed
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"False teachers have abandoned ... went astray ... have followed." False teachers have refused to be obedient to God because they have rejected what is right.
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# the right way
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Right behavior that honors God is spoken of as if it were a path to follow. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he obtained a rebuke
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You can specify it was God who rebuked Balaam. AT: "God rebuked him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# A mute donkey speaking in a human voice
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A donkey, which is naturally unable to speak, spoke with a voice like a human.
# stopped the prophet's insanity
God used a donkey to stop the prophet's foolish action. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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