Numbers 24:11

24:11 So now, go back where you came from! ¹  I said that I would greatly honor you; but now the Lord has stood in the way of your honor.”

Numbers 22:17

22:17 For I will honor you greatly, ²  and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.’”

[24:11]  ¹ tn Heb “flee to your place.”

[22:17]  ² 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.