Numbers 22:3 meaning and explanation

and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.

Numbers 22:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Moab has just watched Israel defeat the Amorites, and now the Israelites camp across the Jordan within sight of Moabite territory. The narrator reports the reaction of Balak's kingdom in two parallel lines: Moab was terrified, and Moab dreaded Israel, and the stated reason is sheer numbers.

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