Num 22:7 | TNotes | STEP | 22:7 set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel: As a professional diviner, Balaam could command considerable payment for his services (22:7 , 17-18 ; cp. 1 Sam 9:7-8 ; 2 Kgs 8:7-9 ).

d1 Sam 9:7-8►

e2 Kgs 8:7-9►

‏ Numbers 22:7

22:7 ^a set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel: As a professional diviner, Balaam could command considerable payment for his services (22:7 ^b, 17-18 ^c; cp. 1 Sam 9:7-8 ^d; 2 Kgs 8:7-9 ^e).