And Balaam lift up his eyes, and looked upon Israel, which dwelt according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him,

(A)And he uttered his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes [a]were shut up, hath said,

He hath said which heard the words of God, and saw the vision of the Almighty, and [b]falling in a trance had his eyes opened:

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:3 His eyes were shut up before in respect of the clear visions which he saw after: some read, were open.
  2. Numbers 24:4 Though he lay as in a sleep, yet the eyes of his mind were open.

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