Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor hath said;
New American Standard Bible
He took up his
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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
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;
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 lift up his eyes and looked upon Israel as he lay with his 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; 4 and the man whose eye is open hath said; he hath said, which heareth the words of God and seeth the visions of the almighty, which falleth down and his eyes are opened:
Cross References
Numbers 23:7
And he began his parable, and said, "Balak the king of Moab hath fetched me from Mesopotamia out of the mountains of the east saying, 'Come and curse me Jacob, come and defy me Israel.'
Numbers 24:16
and he hath said, that heareth the words of God and hath the knowledge of the most high and beholdeth the vision of the almighty, and when he falleth down hath his eyes opened:
Numbers 22:31
And the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam that he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand. And he bowed himself and fell flat on his face.
Numbers 23:18
And he took up his parable and said, "Rise up, Balak, and hear! And hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor!
Numbers 24:4
and the man whose eye is open hath said; he hath said, which heareth the words of God and seeth the visions of the almighty, which falleth down and his eyes are opened: