Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He took up his discourse and said,
“
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
King James Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Holman Bible
Then he proclaimed his poem:
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;
International Standard Version
Then Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "The declaration by Beor's son Balaam, a declaration by the strong, blind man.
A Conservative Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, and the man whose eye was closed says,
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;
Amplified
He took up his [fourth] discourse (oracle) and said:
The oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take up his parable, and say, Balaam the son of Beor, said, and the man of unclosed eye, said:
King James 2000
And he took up his oracle, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he {uttered} his oracle and said, "The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,
Modern King James verseion
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he began his parable and said, "Balaam the son of Beor hath said; and the man that hath his eye open hath said;
NET Bible
Then he uttered this oracle: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
New Heart English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;
The Emphasized Bible
So he took up his parable and said, - The oracle of Balaam, son of Beer, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye;
Webster
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 eye was closed says;
Youngs 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 --
Interlinear
Nasa'
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 24:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
14
And now, behold,
“
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
And knows the knowledge of the
Who sees the vision of
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered.
Cross References
Numbers 23:7
He took up his
“From
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
‘
And come, denounce Israel!’
Numbers 24:3-4
He took up his
“
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;
Numbers 23:18
Then he took up his
“Arise, O Balak, and hear;
Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!
Job 27:1
Then Job
Matthew 13:35
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”