Numbers 22:10
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt,.... In this, and the following part of the verse, he faithfully and punctually relates the words of Balak to him by his messengers, as well knowing he…
The children of Israel have at length finished their wanderings in the wilderness, out of which they went up (Num 21:18), and are now encamped in the plains of Moab near Jordan, where they continued…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
hath sent unto me, saying] The word -saying" is absent from the Heb. The abruptness with which the words of Balak's message are given is perhaps due to the fusion of J and E.