Numbers 24:15

¶ And hee tooke vp his parable, and said, Balaam the sonne of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open, hath said:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He took up his discourse and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
- American Standard Version (1901)

Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:
- Basic English Bible

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
- Darby 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:
- Webster's Bible

He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;
- World English Bible

And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut --
- Youngs Literal Bible

And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, and the saying of the man whose eye is opened;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Numbers 24:15

24:17 I shall see him - Or, I have seen, or do see the star, and sceptre as it here follows, that is, a great and eminent prince, which was to come out of Israel's loins, the Messiah, as both Jewish and Christian interpreters expound it, who most eminently and fully performed what is here said, in destroying the enemies of Israel or of God's church, here described under the names of the nearest and fiercest enemies of Israel: And to him alone agrees the foregoing verb properly, I shall see him, in my own person, as every eye shall see him, when he comes to judgment. Not now - Not yet, but after many ages. A star - A title often given to, princes and eminent persons, and particularly to the Messiah, #Rev 2:28 22:16|. A sceptre - That is, a sceptre - bearer, a king or ruler, even that sceptre mentioned #Gen 49:10|. The corners - The borders, which are often used in scripture for the whole country to which they belong. Of Sheth - This seems to be the name of some then eminent, though now unknown place or prince in Moab; there being innumerable instances of such places or persons sometime famous, but now utterly lost as to all monuments and remembrances of them.