SEV Biblia, Chapter 22:41
Y el día siguiente Balac tomó a Balaam, y lo hizo subir a los altos de Baal, y desde allí vio la extremidad del pueblo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 22:41
Verse 41. That-he might see the utmost part of the people.] As he thought Balaam must have them all in his eye when he pronounced his curse, lest it might not extend to those who were not in sight. On this account he took him up into the high places of Baal.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 41. And it came to pass on the morrow , etc.] The day after the arrival of Balaam at Balak’s royal seat, and after the entertainment given him, and the princes, “on the morning” of that day, as the word signifies; and perhaps early in the morning, the king eager to be about business, and get the people of Israel cursed if possible as soon as could be: that Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of Baal ; where groves were planted, and altars erected to that “idol” and which the Targum of Jonathan calls the idol Peor, the same with Baalpeor, ( Numbers 25:3) which might be their god Chemosh, the same with Bacchus or Priapus: that thence he might see the utmost part of the people ; the whole host of Israel, even to the extreme part of it; the camp of Dan, as the Targum of Jonathan, which brought up the rear; he had him to those high places, both that he might have a better view of the whole body of the people, and know how they lay, and to direct his curses at them, and that success might attend the undertaking, these being places of religious worship. Josephus says those high places were sixty furlongs or seven and one half miles from the camp of Israel.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 36-41 - Balak has now nothing to complain of, but that Balaam did not com sooner. Balaam bids Balak not depend too much upon him. He seems to speak with vexation; but is really as desirous to please Balak, as eve he had pretended to be to please God. See what need we have to pra every day, Our Father which art in heaven, lead us not into temptation Let us be jealous over our own hearts, seeing how far men may go in the knowledge of God, and yet come short of Divine grace __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 בבקר 1242 ויקח 3947 בלק 1111 את 853 בלעם 1109 ויעלהו 5927 במות בעל 1120 וירא 7200 משׁם 8033 קצה 7097 העם׃ 5971
