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Numbers 24:3

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

KJV

assumpta parabola, ait : Dixit Balaam filius Beor : dixit homo, cujus obturatus est oculus :

Vulgate

καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν Φησὶν Βαλαὰμ υἱὸς Βεώρ, φησὶν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ ἀληθινῶς ὁρῶν,

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖/וֹ וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר נְאֻ֤ם בִּלְעָם֙ בְּנ֣/וֹ בְעֹ֔ר וּ/נְאֻ֥ם הַ/גֶּ֖בֶר שְׁתֻ֥ם הָ/עָֽיִן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Balaam

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בְּע֔וֹר
b'vr
proper_noun · 10×
בִּלְעָ֔ם
bl'm
proper_noun · 61×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גֶ֣בֶר
gbr
noun · 65×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
שְׁתֻ֥ם
shtm
verb · 2×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 27:1 — Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
  • Num 22:31 — Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
  • Num 23:7 — And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
  • Num 23:7 — And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
  • Num 24:4 — 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:
  • Num 24:15 — And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
  • Num 24:16 — He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: