#2: Neither Honey nor Sting!
Rashi on Parashat Balak, Numbers 22:12
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God forbids Bilaam to go with Balak’s ministers and curse Israel, for Israel is a blessed nation. Quoting a midrash, Rashi interprets this verse as a conversation between the Holy One and Bilaam:
God: You shall not go with them.
Bilaam: Fine, then I will curse Israel from my place.
God: You shall not curse the people (of Isr…
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