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:
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
And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man 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
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,
BSB
In context
1And 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.
2And 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.
3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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:
5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Balaam
- Beor