Teks -- Numbers 22:11 (NET)

22:11 “Look, a nation has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Come now and put a curse on them for me; perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out.”

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

JFB: Num 22:8-14 - Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me, &c.

God usually revealed His will in visions and dreams; and Balaam's birth and residence in Mesopotamia, where the remains of patriarchal religion still lingered, account for his knowledge of the true God. His real character has long been a subject of discussion. Some, judging from his language, have thought him a saint; others, looking to his conduct, have described him as an irreligious charlatan; and a third class consider him a novice in the faith, who had a fear of God, but who had not acquired power over his passions [HENGSTENBERG].

TSK: Num 22:11 - able to overcome them

able to overcome them : Heb. prevail in fighting against them, Num 22:11

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Gill: Num 22:11 - Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt

Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt,.... In this, and the following part of the verse, he faithfully and punctually relates the words of Balak to him by his messengers, as well knowing he could not deceive the omniscient God, or hide anything from him, though he could deceive men; and conceal the truth from them, to serve a purpose; See Gill on Num 22:5, Num 22:6.