Num 23:7 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 7. And he took up his parable ] meshalo , see on . 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] meshalo, see on Nu 21:27. 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, Nu 23:5, that God put the word in Balaam's mouth, and that the Spirit of God came upon him, Nu 24:2.