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Numbers 22:37

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22:37 Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send again and again 1  to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?” 2 

1 tn The emphatic construction is made of the infinitive absolute and the perfect tense from the verb שָׁלַח (shalakh, “to send”). The idea must be more intense than something like, “Did I not certainly send.” Balak is showing frustration with Balaam for refusing him.

2 sn Balak again refers to his ability to “honor” the seer. This certainly meant payment for his service, usually gold ornaments, rings and jewelry, as well as some animals.



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