“And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:”
King James Version (KJV)
24:3 Whose eyes are open - Heb. Who had his eyes shut, but now open. The eyes of his mind, which God had opened in a peculiar and prophetical manner, whence prophets are called Seers, #1Sam 9:9|. It implies that before he was blind and stupid, having eyes, but not seeing nor understanding.
And he 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)
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:
- 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