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Numbers 24:2–3

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2Balaam looked up and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. Then the spirit of God came upon him,* 3and he uttered his oracle, saying,

“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,

the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,p*

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Footnotes

  1. pOr closed or open

Cross references

  1. *Num 11:25, 26; 1 Sam 10:10; 2 Chr 15:1
  2. *Num 23:7, 18

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, and he took up his discourse and said,

“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,

the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him and he spoke his message:

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,

the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him, and he proclaimed his poem:

The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,

the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,

NLTNew Living Translation

where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, and this is the message he delivered:

“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,

the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to its tribes, and the spirit of God was upon him. He uttered his oracle and said,

“The declaration of Balaam son Beor,

the declaration of the man whose eyes are closed,

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And he took up his parable, and said,

Balaam the son of Beor hath said,

And the man whose eyes are open hath said: