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36 Balak heard that Balaam was coming. So Balak went out to meet him at the Moabite town[a] near the Arnon River. This was at the northern border of his country. 37 When Balak saw Balaam, he said to him, “I asked you before to come. I told you it was very important. Why didn’t you come to me? Did you think I might not be able to pay you?”

38 Balaam answered, “Well, I am here now. I came, but I might not be able to do what you asked. I can only say the words God tells me to say.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:36 Moabite town Or possibly, “Ar Moab.”

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