Numbers 24:15

Easy-to-Read Version

Then Balaam gave this message: "This message is from Balaam son of Beor. I am speaking about things I see clearly.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He took up his parable, and said, Bil`am the son of Be'or says, The man whose eye was closed says;

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:

Lexham English Bible
And he uttered his oracle and said, "The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,

English Standard Version
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,

New Century Version
Then Balaam gave this message: "This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of a man who sees clearly;

New English Translation
Then he uttered this oracle: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

Amplified Bible
He took up his [fourth] discourse (oracle) and said: "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, The oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

New American Standard Bible
Then he took up his discourse and said, "The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor, And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he vttered his parable, and sayd, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, and the man whose eyes were shut vp, hath sayd,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he took up his discourse and said,"The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,And the oracle of the man whose eye is uncovered,

Contemporary English Version
Balaam said: "I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message!

Complete Jewish Bible
So he made his pronouncement: "This is the speech of Bil‘am, son of B‘or; the speech of the man whose eyes have been opened;

Darby Translation
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,

George Lamsa Translation
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said;

Good News Translation
Then he uttered this prophecy: "The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly,

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he proclaimed his poem:

Literal Translation
And he took up his parable and said, The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eyes are opened;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he toke vp his parable, and sayde: Thus sayeth Balaam the sonne of Beor: Thus sayeth ye man, whose eyes are opened:

American Standard Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

Bible in Basic English
Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he toke vp his parable and sayd: Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, the man whose eye is open, hath sayde:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;

King James Version (1611)
And hee tooke vp his parable, and said, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open, hath said:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he took up his parable and said,

English Revised Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith:

Berean Standard Bible
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, "This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor whanne a parable was takun, he seide eft, Balaam, the sone of Beor seide, a man whos iye is stoppid,

Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut --

Update Bible Version
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, And the [special] man whose eye was closed says;

Webster's Bible Translation
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

World English Bible
He took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, The man whose eye was closed says;

New King James Version
So he took up his oracle and said: "The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;

New Living Translation
This is the message Balaam delivered: "This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

New Life Bible
Then he began speaking and said, "Balaam the son of Beor is the man whose eye is opened.

New Revised Standard
So he uttered his oracle, saying: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he took up his parable and said, - The oracle of Balaam, son of Beer, Yea the oracle of the man, of opened eye;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up, hath said:

Revised Standard Version
And he took up his discourse, and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Be'or, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
He took up his discourse and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ Then Balaam gave this message: "This message is from Balaam son of Beor. I am speaking about things I see clearly. ¹⁶ I heard this message from God. I learned what God Most High taught me. I saw what God All-Powerful showed me. I humbly tell what I clearly see. ¹⁷ "I see him coming, but not now. I see him coming, but not soon. A star will come from the family of Jacob. A new ruler will come from the Israelites. He will smash the heads of the Moabites and crush the heads of all the sons of Sheth. ¹⁸ Israel will grow strong! He will get the land of Edom. He will get the land of Seir, his enemy. ¹⁹ "A new ruler will come from the family of Jacob. That ruler will destroy the people left alive in that city." ²⁰ Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and said this: "Amalek is the strongest of all nations, but even Amalek will be destroyed!" ²¹ Then Balaam saw the Kenites and said this: "You believe that your country is safe, like a bird's nest high on a mountain. ²² But you Kenites will be destroyed, just as the Lord destroyed Cain. Assyria will make you prisoners." ²³ Then Balaam said this: "No one can live when God does this. ²⁴ Ships will come from Cyprus. They will defeat Assyria and Eber, but those ships will also be destroyed."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Job 27:1, Matthew 13:35

Reciprocal: Proverbs 18:2 - but Micah 2:4 - shall 1 Corinthians 13:2 - I have the Hebrews 6:4 - were once

Cross-References

Genesis 11:27
This is the history of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.

Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham took some food and water and gave them to Hagar. She carried them and left with her boy. She left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.

Genesis 24:18
Rebekah quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and gave him a drink. She said, "Drink this, sir."

Genesis 24:19
As soon as she finished giving him something to drink, Rebekah said, "I will also pour some water for your camels."

Genesis 24:20
So Rebekah quickly poured all the water from her jar into the drinking trough for the camels. Then she ran to the well to get more water, and she gave water to all the camels.

Genesis 24:23
The servant asked, "Who is your father? And is there a place in your father's house for me and my men to sleep?"

Genesis 24:24
Rebekah answered, "My father is Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor."

Genesis 24:36
Sarah was my master's wife. When she was very old, she gave birth to a son, and my master has given everything he owns to that son.

Genesis 24:40
But my master said to me, ‘I serve the Lord , and he will send his angel with you and help you. You will find a wife for my son among my people there.

Genesis 24:45
"Before I finished praying, Rebekah came out to the well to get water. She had her water jar on her shoulder as she went to get water from the well. I asked her to give me some water.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he took up his parable, and said,.... In this and the following verse; the same preface, in the same words, is made to his prophecy as before, :- :-; only one clause is added, "and knew the knowledge of the Most High"; that Balaam had some knowledge of God is certain from the names by which he calls him, being such that he made himself known by to the patriarchs, and by which he is frequently called in the sacred writings; but then this knowledge of his was merely notional and speculative, and not spiritual and supernatural, and was such as men may have who are destitute of the grace of God: he was one that professed to know him in words, but in works denied him, see 1 Corinthians 13:2 and he also was admitted to much nearness to God, and converse with him, of which he boasted; but then this was not for his own sake, or as a mark of friendship to him, but for the sake of the people of Israel, and to prevent his doing them mischief. His prophecy follows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 24:15. The man whose eyes are open — Numbers 24:3. It seems strange that our version should have fallen into such a mistake as to render שתם shethum, open, which it does not signify, when the very sound of the word expresses the sense. The Vulgate has very properly preserved the true meaning, by rendering the clause cujus obturatus est oculus, he whose eyes are shut. The Targum first paraphrased the passage falsely, and most of the versions followed it.