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Numbers 24:3-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Numbers 24:3-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 and he proclaimed his poem:
The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,[a]
4 the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,(A)
who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:
5 How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,
your dwellings, Israel.
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:3 LXX reads true; Vg reads closed
Numbers 24:3-5
New International Version
Numbers 24:3-5
New International Version
3 and he spoke his message:
“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,(A)
4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,(B)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,[a](C)
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
5 “How beautiful are your tents,(D) Jacob,
your dwelling places, Israel!
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16
Numbers 24:3-5
King James Version
Numbers 24:3-5
King James Version
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, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
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Numbers 24:3-5
New King James Version
Numbers 24:3-5
New King James Version
3 (A)Then he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
4 The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who (B)falls down, with eyes wide open:
5 “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!
Your dwellings, O Israel!
Numbers 24:3-5
English Standard Version
Numbers 24:3-5
English Standard Version
3 and he (A)took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,[a]
4 the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
(B)falling down with his eyes uncovered:
5 How lovely are your tents, O Jacob,
your encampments, O Israel!
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:3 Or closed, or perfect; also verse 15
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