Numbers 22:37
Good News Translation
Balak said to him, "Why didn't you come when I sent for you the first time? Did you think I wasn't able to reward you enough?"

Contemporary English Version
Balak asked, "Why didn't you come when I invited you the first time? Did you think I wasn't going to pay you?"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming?

I am not able

Numbers 22:16,17 Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me: . . .

Numbers 24:11 Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.

Psalm 75:6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills:

Matthew 4:8,9 Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, . . .

Luke 4:6 And he said to him: To thee will I give all this power and the glory of them. For to me they are delivered: and to whom I will, I give them.

John 5:44 How can you believe, who receive glory one from another: and the glory which is from God alone, you do not seek?

Context
The Angel and Balaam's Donkey
36And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of Arnon. 37And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming?38He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God shall put in my mouth?…
Cross References
Numbers 22:36
And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of Arnon.

Numbers 22:38
He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God shall put in my mouth?

Additional Translations
And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to richly reward you?”And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? why came you not to me? am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?

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?

And Balac said to Balaam, Did I not send to thee to call thee? why hast thou not come to me? shall I not indeed be able to honour thee?

And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? why didst thou not come to me? am I not surely able to honour thee?

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 honour?

And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? why camest thou not to me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?

Balak said to Balaam, "Didn't I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn't you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?"

and Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?'
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