Numbers 24:3

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Yisroel encamped according to their Shevatim; and the Ruach Elohim came upon him.

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

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Cross References

Numbers 22:31Then Hashem opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Malach Hashem standing in the derech, and his cherev drawn in his hand; and he bowed down his head, and fell facedown.

Numbers 23:18And he took up his mashal, and said, 1 Rise up, Balak, and hear; 1 pay heed unto me, thou son of Tzippor. 1

Numbers 24:16He 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

1 Kings 22:19And he said, Shema Devar Hashem: I saw Hashem sitting on his kisse, and all the Tzva HaShomayim standing by Him on His right hand and on His left.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10

Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →

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