Numbers 24:15

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“Then Balaam 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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BSBPD

“Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor--And an affirmation of the man whose eyes <FI>are<Fi> shut--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 24:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 23:7And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
  2. Numbers 23:18Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
  3. Numbers 24:3and 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. Job 27:1Job continued his discourse:
  5. Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

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