Numbers 24:15

And he took up his parable and said, Thus saith Bil'am the son of Beor, and thus saith the man whose eyes are open;

Leeser Tanakh

In The 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:

In Context

14And now, behold, I am going unto my people: come, I will advise thee against what this people will do to thy people in the end of days.

16Thus saith he who heareth the sayings of God, and knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, falling down, with unvailed eyes:

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Cross References

Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; bend hither thy ear unto me, son of Zippor!

Job 27:1And Job continued taking up his parable, and said,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:11-15

Balak's Remonstrance. ( b. c. 1452.) 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 13 If Balak would give me his… Read the whole commentary →

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