Numbers 22:10

22:10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

Numbers 22:17

22:17 For I will honor you greatly, ¹  and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.’”

Numbers 22:41

22:41 Then on the next morning Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to Bamoth Baal. ²  From there he saw the extent of the nation.

¹ tn The construction uses the Piel infinitive כַּבֵּד (kabbed) to intensify the verb, which is the Piel imperfect/cohortative אֲכַבֶּדְךָ (’akhabbedkha). The great honor could have been wealth, prestige, or position.

¹ sn The name Bamoth Baal means “the high places of Baal.”