Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Then he proclaimed his poem:
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;
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:
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
Now I am going back to my people, but first, let me warn you what these people will do to your people in the future.”
15 Then he proclaimed his poem:
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;
and has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:
Cross References
Numbers 23:7
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!”
Numbers 24:3-4
and he proclaimed his poem:
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,
Numbers 23:18
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say!
Job 27:1
Job continued his discourse, saying:
Matthew 13:35
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.