Números 22:16

16 Y fueron a Balaam, y le dijeron: Así dice Balac, hijo de Zipor: "Te ruego que no rehúses venir a mí;

Números 22:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 22:16

And they came to Balaam
Though men of such rank and dignity, they did not decline the embassy, being sent by their king; nor did they think it below them to wait upon this soothsayer:

and said unto him, thus saith Balak the son of Zippor;
representing their master, and addressing the diviner in his name, as his ambassadors; at the same time doing honour to Balak that sent them, of whom they speak respectfully, and to Balaam, to whom they were sent:

let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me;
no business, though ever so important, that might be upon his hands; nor any want of respect to him he might imagine; nor if the rewards offered were not thought sufficient; nor any persuasions of men to the contrary; and if it could be thought he knew anything of the prohibition of God, that may be included; so urgent was he upon his coming to him.

Números 22:16 In-Context

14 Y los jefes de Moab se levantaron y volvieron a Balac, y le dijeron: Balaam rehusó venir con nosotros.

15 Entonces Balac envió jefes otra vez, más numerosos y más distinguidos que los anteriores.

16 Y fueron a Balaam, y le dijeron: Así dice Balac, hijo de Zipor: "Te ruego que no rehúses venir a mí;

17 porque en verdad te honraré en gran manera, y haré cualquier cosa que me digas. Ven, pues, te ruego, y maldíceme a este pueblo."

18 Y Balaam respondió, y dijo a los siervos de Balac: Aunque Balac me diera su casa llena de plata y oro, yo no podría traspasar el mandamiento del SEÑOR mi Dios para hacer ni poco ni mucho.