Text -- Numbers 24:10 (NET)

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

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Num 24:10

¹ sn This is apparently a sign of contempt or derision (see Job 27:23; and Lam 2:15).

² tn The construction is emphatic, using the infinitive absolute with the perfect tense for “bless.”