Bilangan 14:12
Konteks14:12 I will strike them with the pestilence, 1 and I will disinherit them; I will make you into a nation that is greater and mightier than they!”
Bilangan 24:9-10
Konteks24:9 They crouch and lie down like a lion,
and as a lioness, 2 who can stir him?
Blessed is the one who blesses you,
and cursed is the one who curses you!’”
24:10 Then Balak became very angry at Balaam, and he struck his hands together. 3 Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have done nothing but bless 4 them these three times!
[14:12] 1 tc The Greek version has “death.”
[24:9] 2 tn On the usage of this word see HALOT 517 s.v. לָבִיא.
[24:10] 3 sn This is apparently a sign of contempt or derision (see Job 27:23; and Lam 2:15).
[24:10] 4 tn The construction is emphatic, using the infinitive absolute with the perfect tense for “bless.”