Numbers Chapter 24 verse 15 Holy Bible
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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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:
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And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
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And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says;
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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 --
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen [Balaam] lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takean oracle,מְשָׁל֖וֹ (mə·šā·lōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a similesaying,וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“[This is] the prophecyנְאֻ֤ם (nə·’um)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oracleof Balaamבִּלְעָם֙ (bil·‘ām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophetsonבְּנ֣וֹ (bə·nōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonof Beor,בְעֹ֔ר (ḇə·‘ōr)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1160: Beor -- 'a burning', father of an Edomite king, also the father of Balaamthe prophecyוּנְאֻ֥ם (ū·nə·’um)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oracleof a manהַגֶּ֖בֶר (hag·ge·ḇer)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simplywhose eyesהָעָֽיִן׃ (hā·‘ā·yin)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainare open,שְׁתֻ֥ם (šə·ṯum)Adjective - masculine singular constructStrong's 8365: Probably to stop upJump to PreviousAffirmation Balaam Beor Be'or Clearly Closed Discourse Eye Eyes Open Opened Oracle Parable Shut Simile Story Uttered Words