Verse 3

Numbers 24:3

American Standard Version

3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖/וֹ וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר נְאֻ֤ם בִּלְעָם֙ בְּנ֣/וֹ בְעֹ֔ר וּ/נְאֻ֥ם הַ/גֶּ֖בֶר שְׁתֻ֥ם הָ/עָֽיִן
English Translation
And he took up his parable and said: The declaration of Balaam, son of Beor, and the declaration of the man with the closed eye.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 24 Context
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to... Focus ↗
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit... Focus ↗
3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed...
4 He saith, who heareth the words of God (Elohim), Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down,... Focus ↗
5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel! Focus ↗
6 As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath pla... Focus ↗
7 Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be highe... Focus ↗
8 God (Elohim) bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He sha... Focus ↗
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one th... Focus ↗
10 And Balak`s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto B... Focus ↗
11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah h... Focus ↗
12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying, Focus ↗
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to... Focus ↗
14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, [and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to... Focus ↗
15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed... Focus ↗
16 He saith, who heareth the words of God (Elohim), And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who see... Focus ↗
17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And... Focus ↗
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israe... Focus ↗
19 And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city. Focus ↗
20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But... Focus ↗
21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And th... Focus ↗
22 Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. Focus ↗
23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God (Elohim) doeth this? Focus ↗
24 But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eb... Focus ↗
25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way. Focus ↗