Numbers 23:10 meaning and explanation

Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”

Numbers 23:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Balaam, a hired diviner from Aram, speaks this oracle over Israel while King Balak of Moab stands beside seven altars, waiting for a curse. Instead, God puts blessing in Balaam's mouth.

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