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Numbers 23 General Notes
Structure and formatting
The story of Balaam continues in this chapter.
Some translations indent each line of poetry to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 23:7-10, 18-24.
Special concepts in this chapter
Cursing God's people
God does not allow others to curse his people. Balaam blessed Israel twice when he was supposed to curse them. This may be taken as humor or an ironic situation. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod)