1)

Having said ?Lo Seilech Imahem?, why did Hashem need to add "Lo Sa'or es ha'Am" and "ki Baruch Hu"?

1.

Rashi: He added "Lo Sa'or es ha'Am" when, in response to "Lo Seilech Imahem", Bil'am asked for permission to curse them from where he was; and when he asked for permission to bless them, he added "ki Baruch Hu" ? 'They are intrinsically blessed 1 (from the days of the Avos - Targum Yonasan) and do not need your blessing'. 2

2.

Ba?al ha?Turim: Hashem said ?Lo Sa?or? following Bil?am?s statement ?Kaboh li? ? Refer to 22:12:1:1 ? to utter even the smallest curse.

1

Targum Yonasan: From the time of the Avos. Refer to 22:18:2:1.

2

Rashi: This is like saying to a bee 'I don't want your sting and you can keep your honey!'

2)

Now that Hashem forbade Bilam to curse or bless Yisrael, why did He forbid him to go wiqth the the messengers/

1.

Seforno: To prevent him from placing an Ayin ha?Ra on Yisrael. 1

1

Refer to 24:2:2:2 and note.

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