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וירא בלק כו' לאמורי. לסיחון מלך האמורי ונשא ק"ו בעצמו ומה סיחון שנצח מלך מואב לא היה יכול לעמוד מפניהם אני על אחת כמה וכמה: וירא בלק....לאמורי, “Balak had taken note of all that Israel had done to the Emorite” (foremost Canaanite tribe). The reference is, of course, to Israel having defeated Sichon and his army totally. Balak now reasoned that if that was what they had done to mighty Sichon, they would do the same to him and the Moabites. Therefore, he preferred to have the assistance of someone who was known to have good relations with the supernatural powers.