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And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Yisroel encamped according to their Shevatim; and the Ruach Elohim came upon him.

And he took up his mashal, and said, Balaam ben Beor hath said, the man whose eyes are open hath said,

He hath said which heard the words of El, which saw the machazeh Shaddai (vision of Shaddai), which falling prostrate, but having his eyes open:

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When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him(A) and he spoke his message:

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,(B)
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,(C)
    who sees a vision from the Almighty,[a](D)
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16