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Numbers 23:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Balac therefore said: Come with me to another place from whence thou mayest see part of Israel, and canst not see them all: curse them from thence.

Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו בָּלָ֗ק לך־לְכָה־נָּ֨א אִתִּ֜י אֶל־מָק֤וֹם אַחֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְאֶ֣נּוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶ֚פֶס קָצֵ֣הוּ תִרְאֶ֔ה וְכֻלּ֖וֹ לֹ֣א תִרְאֶ֑ה וְקָבְנוֹ־לִ֖י מִשָּֽׁם׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Cyrill of Alexandria

5th centuryChurch Father

After reprimanding Balaam for the situation and scolding the fowler, Balak quickly took him to different hills. He then commanded the construction of an altar and the offering of bulls, believing that perhaps God's authority was not universal across all locations.

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