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Numbers 23:24
Numbers 23:24
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Numbers 23 — OverviewNumbers 23 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have Balak and Balaam busy at work to do Israel a
mischief, and, for ought that appears, neither Moses nor the elders of
Israel know any thing of the matter, nor are in a capacity to break the…Numbers 23 — OverviewNumbers 23 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNumbers 23:1, Balak’s sacrifices; Numbers 23:7, Balaam’s parables; Numbers 23:13, Balak’s sacrifices; Numbers 23:18, Balaam’s parables; Numbers 23:25, Balak’s sacrifices.Numbers 23 — OverviewNumbers 23 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the sacrifices offered by Balak and Balaam, and how God met Balsam, and put a word into his mouth, which he delivered in the presence of the king of Moab and his princes, Nu 23:1, the…Numbers 23:24Numbers 23:24 · The Pulpit CommentaryAs a great lion. לָבִיא, generally translated "old lion," as in Genesis 49:9. By some it is rendered lioness (cf. Job 4:11; Nahum 2:12). As a young lion. אַרִי, the ordinary term for a lion without further distinction.…Numbers 23:24Numbers 23:24 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBehold, the people shall rise up as a great lion,.... Or rather, "as the lioness" , which, as Aelianus says , is the strongest and most warlike beast, the most fierce and furious, as is believed both by Greeks and…