John Gill Commentary Numbers 22:37

"And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?" — Numbers 22:37 (ASV)

And Balak said to Balaam
Upon their meeting together:

did I not earnestly send to you to call you ?
or "in sending send" {u}; the first messengers in a very pressing manner, with great importunity, to give you 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 you are come, but with much ado, what is the meaning of all this?

why did you not come to me ?
at first, without showing so much indifference and reluctance, and which obliged me to send another message to you:

am I not able to promote you to honour ?
to give you wealth and riches, and put you into high places of honour and profit? did you have any doubt in your mind about it, either concerning my ability or will to do it?

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FOOTNOTES:

• F21: (ytxlv xlv) "mittendo misi", Pagninus, Montanus.