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He sent messengers
"Balak sent messengers"
Beor
This is the name of Balaam's father.
Pethor
This is the name of a city.
of his nation and his people
"of Balaam's nation and people". The chapter begins a section on Balaam. The king of Moab wanted the prophet Balaam to come and curse Israel. God told him not to go but he wanted to go; so God told him to say only what God wanted him to say. Yahweh was able to use Balaam, even though he was not a prophet of Yahweh.
He called him
"Balak called Balaam." Balak did not speak to Balaam directly, but did so through the messengers he sent.
They cover the face of the earth
"They are extremely numerous"
the face of the earth
This refers to the surface of the earth.