“And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.”
Then Balak said to Balaam, 'What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but now you have blessed them!' — Balak's outrage is immediate and sharp. Balaam has not cursed; he has blessed. The blessing is worse than neutral; it affirms Israel's strength, numbers, and separation from all other nations. Balak's investment has produced the opposite result. His tone is accusatory: Balaam has betrayed the contract.
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