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# He sent messengers
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"Balak sent messengers"
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# Beor
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This is the name of Balaam's father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# Pethor
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This is the name of a city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# of his nation and his people
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"of Balaam's nation and people"
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# He called him
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"Balak called Balaam." Balak did not speak to Balaam directly, but did so through the messengers he sent.
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# They cover the face of the earth
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This is an exaggeration to emphasize how many of them there were. Alternate translation: "They are extremely numerous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# the face of the earth
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This refers to the surface of the earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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