Numbers 23:7 meaning and explanation

And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

Numbers 23:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Balaam, a non-Israelite seer hired by Balak king of Moab, speaks this opening line of his first oracle. He recalls how Balak summoned him from Aram in the east, a long journey meant to secure a curse against Israel camped on the plains below.

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