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Numbers 24:15

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13 that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.

14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

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,

16 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.

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BSB
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,
KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
WEB
He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
ASV
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
DARBY
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
BLB
And he lifted up his oracle and said, “An utterance of Balaam son of Beor and a declaration of the man [with] opened eyes,
ÅB
Og han tok til å kvede og sa: Så sier Bileam, Beors sønn, så sier mannen hvis øye er lukket,
OTB
Så begynte han sin uttalelse og sa: "Uttalelsen til Bileam, Beors sønn, uttalelsen til mannen hvis øye er åpent,
B1930
Og han tok til å kvede og sa: Så sier Bileam, Beors sønn, så sier mannen hvis øie er lukket,

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  • Numbers 24:3–4

    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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  • Numbers 23:7

    And 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!’

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  • Numbers 23:18

    Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.

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  • Job 27:1

    Job continued his discourse:

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  • Matthew 13:35

    So 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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