Numbers 24:10

24:10 Then Balak became very angry at Balaam, and he struck his hands together. ¹  Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have done nothing but bless ²  them these three times!

Numbers 24:13

24:13 ‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond ³  the commandment ⁴  of the Lord to do either good or evil of my own will, ⁵  but whatever the Lord tells me I must speak’?

[24:10]  ¹ sn This is apparently a sign of contempt or derision (see Job 27:23; and Lam 2:15).

[24:10]  ² tn The construction is emphatic, using the infinitive absolute with the perfect tense for “bless.”

[24:13]  ³ tn Heb “I am not able to go beyond.”

[24:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “mouth.”

[24:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “from my heart.”