SEV Biblia, Chapter 22:37
Y Balac dijo a Balaam: ¿No envié yo a llamarte? ¿Por qué no has venido a mí? ¿Por ventura no puedo yo honrarte?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 37. And Balak said unto Balaam , etc.] Upon their meeting together: did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee ? or “in sending send” f353 ; the first messengers in a very pressing manner, with great importunity, to give thee an invitation to come to me, and those men of rank and quality, with rewards of divination in their hands, and yet the invitation was rejected; and after them other messengers, more in number and greater in dignity, with larger offers and promises; and now indeed thou art come, but with much ado, what is the meaning of all this? wherefore camest thou not unto me ? at first, without showing so much indifference and reluctance, and which obliged me to send another message to thee: am I not able to promote thee to honour ? to give thee wealth and riches, and put thee into high places of honour and profit? hadst thou any doubt in thy mind about it, either concerning my ability or will to do it?
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 36-41 - Balak has now nothing to complain of, but that Balaam did not com sooner. Balaam bids Balak not depend too much upon him. He seems to speak with vexation; but is really as desirous to please Balak, as eve he had pretended to be to please God. See what need we have to pra every day, Our Father which art in heaven, lead us not into temptation Let us be jealous over our own hearts, seeing how far men may go in the knowledge of God, and yet come short of Divine grace __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 בלק 1111 אל 413 בלעם 1109 הלא 3808 שׁלח 7971 שׁלחתי 7971 אליך 413 לקרא 7121 לך למה 4100 לא 3808 הלכת 1980 אלי 413 האמנם 552 לא 3808 אוכל 3201 כבדך׃ 3513
