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Balaam looked up and saw Israel living in their tents by their families. And the Spirit of God came upon him. He began speaking and said, “Balaam the son of Beor is the man whose eye is opened. He hears the words of God. He sees what the All-powerful wants him to see. He falls down, but has 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