Parallel Verses
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:
New American Standard Bible
He took up his
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And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;
Holman Bible
and he proclaimed his poem:
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,
International Standard Version
Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "A 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 [third] discourse (oracle) and said:
And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened [at last, to see clearly the purpose and will of God],
Bible in Basic English
And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man 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, 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
He {uttered} his oracle and said, "The declaration of Balaam son Beor, the declaration of the man [whose] eyes are 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 took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor 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
and he took up his parable, and said, - The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, 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 24:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Balaam Continues To Utter Oracles
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 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: 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:
Cross References
Numbers 23:7
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 24:16
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 22:31
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.
Numbers 23:18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
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: