Numbers 22:4 meaning and explanation
So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
Numbers 22:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The Israelites have camped in the plains of Moab after defeating the Amorites, and the Moabites are watching a vast people settle at their border. In verse 4 the Moabites turn to the elders of Midian, neighboring tribes, with a vivid image: this horde will graze the land bare like an ox licking up grass.
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