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Why did Balak give up and send Bil'am away?
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Ramban (on Pasuk 7): Because he heard that whoever fights with Yisrael will be defeated.
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Seforno: Because he heard that whoever curses Yisrael is cursed.
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What are the connotations of "B'rach-l'cha"?
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Seforno: It means (not to flee from a pursuer
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Oznayim la'Torah: It implies 'Run away on foot - since Balak did not say 'Lech' (or 'Sa')!
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For which the correct word would be 'Lanus'.
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Oznayim la'Torah: This is because his donkey had been killed - albeit in his honor - an honor that cost him dearly, sinc he now had to run away on foot - and he was lame in one leg!
