KJV King James Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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Numbers 24:15
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
WEB World English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;
ASV American Standard Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor—And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut—
Surrounding context — Numbers 24
12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come [therefore, and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, [which] saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
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וַיִּשָּׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseמְשָׁל֖וֹH4912 · ma.shalproverbוַיֹּאמַ֑רH559 · a.marto sayנְאֻ֤םH5002 · ne.umutteranceבִּלְעָם֙H1109 · bil.amBalaamבְּנ֣וֹH1121 · benson: childבְעֹ֔רH1160 · be.orBeorוּנְאֻ֥םH5002 · ne.umutteranceהַגֶּ֖בֶרH1397 · ga.vergreat manשְׁתֻ֥םH8365 · sha.tamto openהָעָֽיִן׃H5869 · a.yineye
Cross-references
Numbers 24:3-4And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.Matthew 13:35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:Job 27:1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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