Once again Balak sent officials, more numerous and more distinguished than these.
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.
So the officials of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”
They came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Do not let anything hinder you from coming to me;