Numbers 22:17 meaning and explanation

for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”

Numbers 22:17, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of Balak, king of Moab, relayed to Balaam, a diviner from Pethor on the Euphrates. Frightened by the Israelites camped near the Jordan, Balak sends a second, more distinguished delegation after Balaam refused the first.

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