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:In other versions
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
ASV
Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:
BBE
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
DBY
He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says;
WEB
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 --
YLT
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
ENG
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
WBT
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,
BSB
In context
13If 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?
14And 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.
15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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:
17I 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Balaam
- Beor