Commentaire sur Les Nombres 24:10
וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיִּסְפֹּ֖ק אֶת־כַּפָּ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בָּלָ֜ק אֶל־בִּלְעָ֗ם לָקֹ֤ב אֹֽיְבַי֙ קְרָאתִ֔יךָ וְהִנֵּה֙ בֵּרַ֣כְתָּ בָרֵ֔ךְ זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִֽים׃
Balak, enflammé de colère contre Balaam, frappa des mains, et il dit à Balaam: "C’est pour maudire mes ennemis que je t’avais appelé, et tu as persisté à les bénir, par trois fois!
Rashi on Numbers
ויספק means he clapped one hand upon the other.
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Sforno on Numbers
ויספק את כפיו, as a sign that he had abandoned hope of achieving his objective, seeing that Bileam was cursing those whom he wanted to be the cursers.
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Or HaChaim on Numbers
ויתר אף בלק..ויספק את כפיו, "Balak became angry… and clapped his hands, etc." He expressed his anger by clapping his hands together.
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