Charles Ellicott Commentary Numbers 23:24

"Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain." — Numbers 23:24 (ASV)

As a great lion.— Better, as a lioness. . Balaam transfers to the whole nation that which Jacob had prophesied of Judah.