Numeri 24:10 Commento: Rashi, Sforno, Or HaChaim & Rav Hirsch

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף בָּלָק֙ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיִּסְפֹּ֖ק אֶת־כַּפָּ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בָּלָ֜ק אֶל־בִּלְעָ֗ם לָקֹ֤ב אֹֽיְבַי֙ קְרָאתִ֔יךָ וְהִנֵּה֙ בֵּרַ֣כְתָּ בָרֵ֔ךְ זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִֽים׃

E Balak'la rabbia si accese contro Balaam e si batté le mani; e Balak disse a Balaam:'Ti ho chiamato per maledire i miei nemici e, ecco, li hai benedetti del tutto queste tre volte.

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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