World English Bible
"He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;"
— Numbers 24:3, World English Bible
“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 he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith; ”
“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:”
When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.
He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;
he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.