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Sforno on Numbers 22:35/ספורנו על במדבר כ״ב:ל״ה
אלֵךְ עִם הָאֲנָשִׁים. לֹא תֵלֵךְ כְּבַעַל הַדָּבָר, אֲבָל כְּהוֹלֵךְ עִמָּם וְלִבְקָשָׁתָם, שֶׁלֹּא תֹאבַד.
1לך עם האנשים, do not go following your own agenda, but go with them as if you are there only at their request, so that they will not kill you for reneging.
בוְאֶפֶס אֶת הַדָּבָר. וְעִם כָּל זֶה אֵינִי חוֹשֵׁשׁ שֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה נֶגֶד רְצוֹנִי, כִּי אָמְנָם לֹא תוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶלָּא מַה שֶּׁאוֹמַר לְךָ.
2ואך את הדבר, In spite of all that has transpired I am not afraid that you will actually act against My interest as the fact is that you will not be able to do anything other than what I will command you.