Números 22:14

14 Los gobernantes moabitas regresaron adonde estaba Balac y le dijeron: «Balán no quiere venir con nosotros».

Números 22:14 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:14

And the princes of Moab rose up
And the princes of Midian also, immediately, without entering into a parley with him, to persuade him to go with them; perceiving by his answer that it would be to no purpose, and that he was determined to do as the Lord directed him:

and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us;
as Balaam told them less than what God had said to him, so they related less to Balak than what Balaam had said to them; saying nothing of the Lord's refusing to let him go with them, but represent it as a piece of pride and obstinacy in Balaam, and which Balak was left to understand; and it seems as if he did understand it as a piece of policy in Balaam, to get a larger offer of money or honour, or both, from him, and which the following account seems to confirm.

Números 22:14 In-Context

12 Pero Dios le dijo a Balán:—No irás con ellos, ni pronunciarás ninguna maldición sobre los israelitas, porque son un pueblo bendito.

13 Al otro día Balán se levantó y les dijo a los gobernantes enviados por Balac: «Regresen a su tierra, porque el SEÑOR no quiere que yo vaya con ustedes».

14 Los gobernantes moabitas regresaron adonde estaba Balac y le dijeron: «Balán no quiere venir con nosotros».

15 Balac envió entonces a otros gobernantes, más numerosos y distinguidos que los primeros,

16 quienes fueron y le dijeron a Balán:—Esto es lo que dice Balac hijo de Zipor:“No permitas que nada te impida venir a verme,