He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
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Gill's Exposition
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel,.... Not that there was no sin in them, nor any observed by the Lord; yet not so as to mark it in strict justice, and…
Barnes' Notes
“Iniquity” and “perverseness” are found together again in the Hebrew of Psa 10:7; Psa 90:10, and elsewhere; and import wickedness together with that tribulation which is its proper result. The shout -…
Here is, I. Preparation made the second time, as before, for the cursing of Israel. 1. The place is changed, Num 23:13. Balak fancied that Balaam, having so full a prospect of the whole camp of…
Cambridge Bible
He hath not beheld … Neither hath he seen&c. The verbs are impersonal: -one hath not [i.e. no one hath] beheld …" But in accordance with Num 23:23, it is better to read (with Pesh.) - I behold not ……
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