Numbers 23:16 meaning and explanation

And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”

Numbers 23:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Balak, king of Moab, has hired the diviner Balaam to curse Israel, and this is the second of three attempts. Balaam has built seven altars and withdrawn to meet the LORD, and here God again meets him and places a message in his mouth.

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