民数记 22:37
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
Context
This verse from 民数记 Chapter 22 connects to 8 cross-references. 以色列人抱怨旷野生活艰苦，神的怒火烧在营边；摩西代求，火才熄灭，那地因此得名「他备拉」（燃烧之意）。混杂的百姓贪图肉食，埋怨没有鱼肉和蔬菜，摩西对神倾诉重负。
其他译本
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?
and Balak saith unto Balaam, `Did I not diligently sent unto thee to call for thee? why didst thou not come unto me? am I not truly able to honour thee?'
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to you, requesting you with all my heart to come to me? why did you not come? am I not able to give you a place of honour?
交叉参考
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray …
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, …
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath …
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, …
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that …
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?