Numbers 24:15 - Revised Standard Version CI 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, Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, And the man whose eyes are open hath said: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he took up his [figurative] discourse, and said: Balaam son of Beor speaks, the man whose eye is opened speaks, American Standard Version (1901) And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith; Common English Bible He raised his voice and made his address: “The oracle of Balaam, Beor’s son, the oracle of a man whose eye is open. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, taking up his parable, he again spoke: "Balaam the son of Beor, the man whose eye has been obstructed, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam, the son of Beor, hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up hath said: |
And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, “Rise, Balak, and hear; hearken to me, O son of Zippor:
And Balaam took up his discourse, and said, “From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel!’
the oracle of him who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, but having his eyes uncovered:
This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”