Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Numbers 24:3
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and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
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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 eyes are open says;
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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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Numbers 24
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
2 When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
3 and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
5 How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!
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