Numbers 24:16

He hath said, which heard the words of El, 1 and knew the Da'as Elyon, 1 which saw the Machazeh Shaddai, 1 falling prostrate, but having his eyes open: 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

In Context

15And he took up his mashal, and said, 1 Balaam ben Be'or hath said, 1 the man whose eyes are open hath said, 1

17I see him, but not now; 1 I behold him, but not karov (near); 1 there shall come a Kokhav (Star, i.e. Moshiach, see Targums) out of Ya'akov, 1 and a Shevet (Sceptre) shall rise out of Yisroel, 1 and shall strike through the temples + 24:17 i.e., sides of the head of Moav, 1 and destroy all the Bnei Shet. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 14:18And Malki-Tzedek Melech Shalem brought forth lechem and yayin and he was the kohen of El Elyon. + 14:18 Ps 110:4

Numbers 24:4He hath said which heard the words of El, 1 which saw the machazeh Shaddai (vision of Shaddai), 1 which falling prostrate, but having his eyes open: 1

1 Corinthians 8:1Now concerning the sacrifice to an elil (idol in avodah zarah, idol worship), we know that “we all possess da'as (knowledge).” But da'as puffs up (with ga'avah), but ahavah (agape) builds up. + 8:1 1C 14:1

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25

Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and… Read the whole commentary →

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