Numbers 24:9

He couched, &c. Compare Genesis 49:9.

cursed... curseth. Hebrew. 'arar, execrate, chiefly as to its effect. See notes on Numbers 22:11; Numbers 23:8.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He lay down — Having conquered his enemies the Canaanites, and their land, he shall quietly rest and settle himself there.

⁹ He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Numbers 24:9