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VERSE: Nu22-05d

Please find below a comparison of BALAK'S REQUEST to destroy
the Jewish people (Nu22-05:06) vs BILAM'S SUMMARY OF THAT
REQUEST when talking to God. There are 10 differences which
are explained in the footnotes. The main posting gives further
analysis (such as the difference between K-V-H vs A-R-H etc)

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Nu22-05:06 BALAK'S REQUEST  Behold     a      nation  left Egypt
Nu22-11    BILAM'S CITATION Behold     The    nation that left Egypt
                                        *1


Nu22-05:06 Behold it    covers the earth    in military formation
Nu22-11                 covers the earth
             *2                                         *3


Nu22-05:06 & Therefore  Now     Please  go       curse
Nu22-11                 Now             go       intensely curse
             *4                           *5               *6


Nu22-05:06 for me       this nation    because they're bigger than me
Nu22-11    for me       them
                                *7              *8



Nu22-05:06 Perhaps I'll be able to      warning-shot
Nu22-11    Perhaps I'll be able to      fight
                                        *9

Nu22-05:06 them & banish them           from here
Nu22-11    them & banish them
                                        *10
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NOTES
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Here is the basic differences between Balak and Bilam.
* Balak was POLITICALLY concerned--he didn't want encroachment
* Bilam was EMOTIONALLY concerned--he hated the Jews

This gives rise to three themes
* Balak gave REASONS for wanting the Jews out; Bilam simply HATED
* Balak was DIPLOMATIC; Bilam was VULGAR
* Balak just wanted a WARNING SHOT fired; Bilam wanted DESTRUCTION

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  The REASON vs HATRED theme
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Hence
*1 Balak wanted "A" nation banished--it wasn't personal
   Bilam wanted "THE nation" banished--he hated the Jews

*2*4*8 Balak gave reasons: they CONQUERED EGYPT,
                                THEY ARE BIGGER THAN ME
                                THEREFORE curse
     Bilam simply hated the Jews; he did not give these reasons

*3 Balak was concerned about Jewish military formation
   Bilam just hated them


*10 Balak just wanted the Jews  BANISHED FROM HERE (Political)
    Bilam wanted them destroyed-BANISHED (From everywhere(Hatred))



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  THE DESTRUCTION vs WARNING SHOT theme
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*6 Balak just wanted them CURSED,
   Bilam wanted an INTENSE CURES

*9 Balak just wanted a WARNING SHOT;
   Bilam wanted DESTRUCTION of JEWS



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  The Polite vs Vulgar theme
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*5 Balak said PLEASE; Bilam could not say PLEASE
*7 Balak acknowledged they were a NATION;
   Bilam was so full of hatred he simply called THEM but
   couldn't acknowledge their existence (cf the acknowledgement
   of Israel in the preset Israeli-Arab conflict)
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