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:

And he took up {H5375} his parable {H4912}, and said {H559}, Balaam {H1109} the son {H1121} of Beor {H1160} hath said {H5002}, and the man {H1397} whose eyes {H5869} are open {H8365} hath said {H5002}:

and he made his pronouncement: "This is the speech of Bil'am, son of B'or; the speech of the man whose eyes have been opened;

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,

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 24:16 (3 votes)

    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:

  • Numbers 23:7 (3 votes)

    And 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 24:4 (2 votes)

    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:

  • Numbers 23:18 (2 votes)

    And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

  • Numbers 22:31 (2 votes)

    Then 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.