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And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and (A)the Spirit of God came upon him. Then he took up his [a]discourse and said,

(B)The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the oracle of the man whose eye is uncovered;
The oracle of him who (C)hears the [b]words of God,
Who beholds the (D)vision of [c]the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes opened,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:3 Lit parable, so in ch
  2. Numbers 24:4 Lit sayings
  3. Numbers 24:4 Heb Shaddai

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