Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he spoke his message: “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly, New Living Translation This is the message Balaam delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly, English Standard Version And he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, 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, King James Bible And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: New King James Version So he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened; New American Standard Bible Then he took up his discourse and said, “The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor, And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened, NASB 1995 He took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, NASB 1977 And he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, Legacy Standard Bible Then he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is uncovered, Amplified Bible He took up his [fourth] discourse (oracle) and said: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, The oracle of the man whose eye is opened, Christian Standard Bible Then he proclaimed his poem: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened; Holman Christian Standard Bible Then he proclaimed his poem: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened; 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; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he lifted up his proverb and spoke saying, “Balaam, the son of Beor said, the man with his eyes open. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says, Contemporary English Version Balaam said: "I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message! Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up, hath said: English Revised Version And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith: GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Balaam delivered this message: "This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor. This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear. Good News Translation Then he uttered this prophecy: "The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly, International Standard Version Then Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "The declaration by Beor's son Balaam, a declaration by the strong, blind man. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, And the saying of the man whose eye is opened; Literal Standard Version And he takes up his allegory and says: “An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor, | And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut; Majority 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, New American Bible Then he recited his poem: The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is true, NET Bible Then he uttered this oracle: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open; New Revised Standard Version So he uttered his oracle, saying: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear, New Heart English Bible He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says; Webster's Bible Translation And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: World English Bible He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says; 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 -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Balaam's Fourth Oracle15Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open, 16the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:… Cross References Numbers 24:3 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, Numbers 24:4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open: Numbers 24:16 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open: Treasury of Scripture And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said: Numbers 24:4 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: 2 Samuel 23:1,2 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, … 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. Jump to Previous Affirmation Balaam Beor Be'or Clearly Closed Discourse Eye Eyes Open Opened Oracle Parable Shut Simile Story Uttered WordsJump to Next Affirmation Balaam Beor Be'or Clearly Closed Discourse Eye Eyes Open Opened Oracle Parable Shut Simile Story Uttered WordsNumbers 24 1. Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel10. Balak, in anger, dismisses him 15. He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then [Balaam] lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take an oracle, מְשָׁל֖וֹ (mə·šā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile saying, וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “[This is] the prophecy נְאֻ֤ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle of Balaam בִּלְעָם֙ (bil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet son בְּנ֣וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son of Beor, בְעֹ֔ר (ḇə·‘ōr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1160: Beor -- 'a burning', father of an Edomite king, also the father of Balaam the prophecy וּנְאֻ֥ם (ū·nə·’um) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle of a man הַגֶּ֖בֶר (hag·ge·ḇer) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply whose eyes הָעָֽיִן׃ (hā·‘ā·yin) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain are open, שְׁתֻ֥ם (šə·ṯum) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 8365: Probably to stop up Links Numbers 24:15 NIVNumbers 24:15 NLT Numbers 24:15 ESV Numbers 24:15 NASB Numbers 24:15 KJV Numbers 24:15 BibleApps.com Numbers 24:15 Biblia Paralela Numbers 24:15 Chinese Bible Numbers 24:15 French Bible Numbers 24:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 24:15 He took up his parable and said (Nu Num.) |