לכה איעצך. א"ר יוחנן שלשה היו באותה עצה בלעם איוב ויתרו בלעם שיעץ נהרג איוב ששתק נדון ביסורין יתרו שברח זכו בניו וישבו בלשכת הגזית שנא' ומשפחות סופרים ישבו יעבץ תרעתים שמעתים סוכתים המה הקינים הבאים מחמת וגומר וכתיב ובני קני חותן משה עלו מעיר התמרים וגו' ד"א איעצך כלומר על אותו דבר שאתה ירא וחרד מפני זה הקהל היושב ממולך דע שאם לא תתגרה בהם אל תירא מהם: לכה איעצך, “now I will give you some advice.” According to Rabbi Yochanan, there were three people involved in this “advice.” They were Bileam, Job, and Yitro. Job who kept silent was punished for not objecting with the afflictions described in the Book of Job. Yitro who left this discussion in disgust, was rewarded by his descendants becoming seated in the offices near the Temple of Solomon. Bileam was killed by the sword in the campaign against Midian. This has been documented in Chronicles I 2,55. The families of scribes mentioned in that verse were the descendants of Yitro. They are also mentioned in Judges 1,16: as “the sons of Keyni, the father-in-law of Moses, who had settled in the cities of Date Palms, (formerly Jericho) (based on Sanhedrin folio 106. An alternate explanation of the word: איעצך. “I will give you an advice concerning your concern that the Israelites in your proximity will completely ruin any grassland with its roots.” As long as you will not provoke them you have nothing at all to fear from them.”
אשר יעשה העם הזה. כדמפרש ואזיל: אשר יעשה העם הזה, “what this people will do in the future.” This will be explained presently.