Num 23:7 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 7 And he took up his parable - משלו meshalo, see on (note). All these oracular speeches of Balaam are in hemistich metre in the original. They are highly dignified, and may be considered as immediate poetic productions of the Spirit of God; for it is expressly said, , that God put the word in Balaam's mouth, and that the Spirit of God came upon him, .

Numbers 23:7

Verse 7

And he took up his parable - משלו meshalo, see on Num 21:27 (note). All these oracular speeches of Balaam are in hemistich metre in the original. They are highly dignified, and may be considered as immediate poetic productions of the Spirit of God; for it is expressly said, Num 23:5, that God put the word in Balaam's mouth, and that the Spirit of God came upon him, Num 24:2.