Balak sent officials again who were more numerous and higher in rank than the others.
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
Then Balak again sent princes, more of them and more honorable than the first ones.
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.
Balak continued to send other officials more numerous and important than these.
Again, he sent many more persons, and these were more noble than those he had sent before.
Then he sent many more and more noble than he had sent before.
The officials of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and reported, ‘Balaam refused to come with us.’
They came to Balaam and said to him, ‘This is what Balak son of Zippor says: “Let nothing keep you from coming to me,