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15 He took up his parable, and said,

“Balaam the son of Beor says,
    the man whose eyes are open says;
16     he says, who hears the words of God,
    knows the knowledge of the Most High,
    and who sees the vision of the Almighty,
    falling down, and having his eyes open:
17 I see him, but not now.
    I see him, but not near.
A star will come out of Jacob.
    A scepter will rise out of Israel,
and shall strike through the corners of Moab,
    and crush all the sons of Sheth.
18 Edom shall be a possession.
    Seir, his enemy, also shall be a possession,
    while Israel does valiantly.
19 Out of Jacob shall one have dominion,
    and shall destroy the remnant from the city.”

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15 Then he took up his discourse and said,

(A)The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened,
16 The declaration of him who hears the [a]words of God,
And knows the knowledge of the [b]Most High,
Who sees the vision of [c]the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered:
17 I see him, but not now;
I look at him, but not near;
A star shall appear from Jacob,
(B)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
(C)And shall smash the [d]forehead of Moab,
And overcome all the sons of Sheth.
18 (D)And Edom shall be a possession,
(E)Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.
19 One from Jacob shall rule,
And will eliminate the survivors from the city.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:16 Lit sayings
  2. Numbers 24:16 Heb Elyon
  3. Numbers 24:16 Heb Shaddai
  4. Numbers 24:17 Lit corners