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Numbers 22:13 Cross-References
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“And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.”
Numbers 22:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 22:13
Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave—Balaam initially obeyed God's prohibition (v. 12). The Hebrew מֵאֵן (mē'ēn, "refuseth") is emphatic: Yahweh absolutely denied permission. Yet Balaam's wording is telling: he told Balak's princes "the LORD refuseth," not "I refuse" or "God forbids this sin." His passive construction reveals divided loyalty—technically obedient while leaving the door open for negotiation.Ancient Near Eastern prophets were often hired for divination or curses, making Balaam's profession lucrative but spiritually compromised. His reluctance to definiti...
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Cross-References for Numbers 22:13
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“and they went to Balak”
“because Yahweh your God loved you.”