And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. And Balak offered oxen, etc. - This was to gain the favor of his gods, and perhaps to propitiate Jehovah, that the end for which he had sent for Balaam might be accomplished.
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Numbers 22:40
40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.