15Then he uttered his oracle: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly,


In Context

12 Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell the messengers you sent me,

13 'Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the Lord - and I must say only what the Lord says'?

14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come."

15 Then he uttered his oracle: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly,

16 the oracle of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

17 "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of all the sons of Sheth.

Numbers 24:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:15Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up, hath said:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15He took up his parable, and said, |Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor — And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said: