ציטירנדיקער פּירוש אויף במדבר 24:3

לכהנו לי, “to serve Me as priests;” the letter ו at the end of the word: לכהנו, is superfluous, just as in Psalms 104 11, or in Numbers 24,3, or in Numbers 23,18. (Compare Ibn Ezra’s short commentary)

In refuting this argument, Elihu makes the following analogy. That this is like trying to exonerate a minister of state who has treated a nobleman, one of his people’s princes (Psalms 113:8), unfairly, by saying that he did not do it in order to harm this particular nobleman but that this is the way he behaves towards everyone, wronging them all indiscriminately. For they are all like grasshoppers in his eyes (Numbers 12:33); or like his slaves and possessions, to do with as he sees fit. Is God excused for the injustice done to an individual, to a particular person (to Job himself), by saying that such injustice is ubiquitous; that it is common to all of mankind and all creation, everywhere and at all times? For He made them all like the fish of the sea, like creepy-crawlies that have no ruler (Habbakuk 1:14); handing all of creation into the hands of a cruel angel; a blind ruler with clouded eyes (Numbers 24:3), who loathes justice (Job 34:17). Is He excused by asserting that He allowed evil to multiply? For the question still remains: why did He transfer governance to this cruel ruler and why does He not govern Himself, rendering to each according to his deeds? Could it be because He is incapable of doing so, or out of jealousy, greed or evil-heartedness?

Rabbi Isserl writes that the aleph of Vayikra [called] is written small in the Torah scroll, just like it had been written without an aleph. Thus, it is vayakar, which means cold. That is, Moses’ understanding was cooled and became quiet. He had previously been angry that he was not a priest. However, the Holy One spoke to Moses nicely, he called, like one used to speak to an angel. “And one would call to the other” [Isaiah, 6:3]. Moses said: even if I will not serve in the Temple on the earth, but in any event I will serve in the Temple above in heaven as an angel, because the Holy One compared me to an angel and said, “he called.” With people we find vayakar, as it is written concerning Balaam. “God manifested Himself to Balaam” [Numbers, 24:3]. That means, he appeared unexpectedly, like one encounters. Yakar also means impure. That is to say, to an evildoer, it is like one makes oneself impure, heaven forbid.²Be’ure Maharai, Leviticus, 1:1.

And dry - And it would dry, but as for piercing a hole they are not concerned as it would be noticeable. The word Shesum is defined (in the expression) Shesum Ho-ayin (Numbers 34:3 describing Billam) an open eye that has good vision.