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 24:3
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
and he 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
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, [and] thy tabernacles, O Israel!
6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, [and] as cedar trees beside the waters.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
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 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.Numbers 24:16He 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:Numbers 24:4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:Numbers 22:31Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
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