American Standard Version
"And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith; "
— Numbers 24:3, American Standard Version
“And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:”
“He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;”
“Then he uttered this oracle:“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;”
“He took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man hath said, whose eye is stopped up:”
“And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:”
“And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:”
And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!
As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.