Números 23:7

7 Y comenzó su profecía , y dijo: Desde Aram me ha traído Balac, rey de Moab, desde los montes del oriente: "Ven, y maldíceme a Jacob; ven, y condena a Israel."

Números 23:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 23:7

And he took up his parable, and said
Pronounced the word, the prophetic word, which God had put into his mouth; so the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem call it, the parable of his prophecy; so called, because, in prophecies, often figurative and enigmatical expressions are used, and also sententious and weighty ones, either of which are sometimes called parables; see ( Psalms 78:2 ) ( Job 27:1 ) ( 29:1 ) ( Proverbs 1:6 ) ,

Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram;
or Syria, that is, from Mesopotamia, as the Septuagint translate it; and so the Targum of Jonathan, from Aram or Syria, which is by Euphrates:

out of the mountains of the east:
it being the mountainous part of Mesopotamia or Chaldea, where Balaam dwelt, which lay to the east of the land of Moab:

saying, come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel;
he owns that this was Balak's view in sending for him; nor does he deny that be himself came with such an intention, could he be able to execute it; even curse the people of Israel, with the utmost abhorrence and detestation of them, and in the most furious and wrathful manner, as the last word used signifies.

Números 23:7 In-Context

5 Y el SEÑOR puso palabra en la boca de Balaam, y le dijo: Vuelve a Balac y así hablarás.
6 El entonces volvió a Balac, y he aquí que estaba junto a su holocausto, él y todos los jefes de Moab.
7 Y comenzó su profecía , y dijo: Desde Aram me ha traído Balac, rey de Moab, desde los montes del oriente: "Ven, y maldíceme a Jacob; ven, y condena a Israel."
8 ¿Cómo maldeciré a quien Dios no ha maldecido? ¿Cómo condenaré a quien el SEÑOR no ha condenado?
9 Porque desde la cumbre de las peñas lo veo, y desde los montes lo observo. He aquí, es un pueblo que mora aparte, y que no será contado entre las naciones.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit., Y tom su parbola, y as en el vers. 18
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