Num 31:8 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 8. Balaam-they slew with the sword. ] This man had probably committed what St. John calls the sin unto death -a sin which God punishes with temporal death, while at the same time he extends mercy to the soul. .

‏ Numbers 31:8

Verse 8. Balaam-they slew with the sword.] This man had probably committed what St. John calls the sin unto death-a sin which God punishes with temporal death, while at the same time he extends mercy to the soul. See Clarke on Nu 24:25.