for himself. In Numb. 24:25 ‘Balaam returned to his place’ (τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ) was interpreted by the Rabbis of Gehenna. Not only is the adj. ἴδιος a strong one, cf. 1:7 n., but it is emphasized by its position, as always, when the adj. is thus placed after the noun and preceded by the article, cf. 2:20 ἡμέραν τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ, 2:40 τῆς γενεᾶς τῆς σκολιᾶς ταύτης, 6:13 τοῦ τόπου τοῦ ἁγίου, 11:23 τὴν χάριν τὴν τοῦ θ., 13:10 τὰς ὁδοὺς τὰς εὐθείας. 26. ἔδωκαν κλήρους]