And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Balak said to him, 'Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You'll only see part of them from there, not all of them. Then curse them for me from that spot.'
King Balak is desperately trying to find a different location where the prophet Balaam might successfully curse Israel, thinking a change of perspective might change God's will.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's wilderness journey when King Balak of Moab hired the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites because he feared their military power. After Balaam's first attempt resulted in a blessing instead of a curse, Balak hoped that moving to a different vantage point might produce the desired curse against God's people.
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