Números 22:16

16 Estes vieram a Balaão e lhe disseram: Assim diz Balaque, filho de Zipor: Rogo-te que não te demores em vir a mim,

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 Levantaram-se, pois, os príncipes de Moabe, vieram a Balaque e disseram: Balaão recusou vir conosco.

15 Balaque, porém, tornou a enviar príncipes, em maior número e mais honrados do que aqueles.

16 Estes vieram a Balaão e lhe disseram: Assim diz Balaque, filho de Zipor: Rogo-te que não te demores em vir a mim,

17 porque grandemente te honrarei, e farei tudo o que me disseres; vem pois, rogo-te, amaldiçoar-me este povo.

18 Respondeu Balaão aos servos de Balaque: Ainda que Balaque me quisesse dar a sua casa cheia de prata e de ouro, eu não poderia ir além da ordem do Senhor meu Deus, para fazer coisa alguma, nem pequena nem grande.