Numbers 24:3
and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
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ASV
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשָּׂ֥א | vai.yi.Sa' | and he lifted up | H5375 → |
| מְשָׁל֖וֹ | me.sha.Lo | oracle his | H4912 → |
| וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | vai.yo.Mar | and he said | H559 → |
| נְאֻ֤ם | ne.'Um | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| בִּלְעָם֙ | bil.'Am | Balaam | H1109 → |
| בְּנ֣וֹ | be.No | son his | H1121 → |
| בְעֹ֔ר | ve.'Or | Beor | H1160 → |
| וּנְאֻ֥ם | u.ne.'Um | and [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| הַגֶּ֖בֶר | ha.Ge.ver | the man | H1397 → |
| שְׁתֻ֥ם | she.Tum | <the> opened of | H8365 → |
| הָעָֽיִן׃ | ha.'A.yin | the eye | H5869 → |
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