Bilangan 22:29

22:29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “You have made me look stupid; I wish ¹  there were a sword in my hand, for I would kill you right now.”

Bilangan 24:10

24:10 Then Balak became very angry at Balaam, and he struck his hands together. ²  Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have done nothing but bless ³  them these three times!

[22:29]  ¹ tn The optative clause is introduced with the particle לוּ (lu).

[24:10]  ² sn This is apparently a sign of contempt or derision (see Job 27:23; and Lam 2:15).

[24:10]  ³ tn The construction is emphatic, using the infinitive absolute with the perfect tense for “bless.”