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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
וישא משלו ויאמר נאם בלעם בנו בער ונאם הגבר שתם העין
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vySHA mSHlv vyAmr nAm bl`m bnv b`r vnAm hgbr SHtm h`yn

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
sumpta igitur parabola rursum ait dixit Balaam filius Beor dixit homo cuius obturatus est oculus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he took up his oracle, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Authorized (King James) 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:
New King James Version   
So he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;
21st Century King James 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,

Other translations
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;
Darby Bible Translation   
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, and the man of opened eye saith,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up, hath said:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
God's Word   
Then Balaam delivered this message: "This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor. This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Then he proclaimed his poem: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;
International Standard Version   
Then Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "The declaration by Beor's son Balaam, a declaration by the strong, blind man.
NET Bible   
Then he uttered this oracle: "The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
New American Standard Bible   
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 International Version   
Then he spoke his message: "The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,
New Living Translation   
This is the message Balaam delivered: "This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
Webster's Bible Translation   
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
The World English Bible   
He took up his parable, and said, "Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;
EasyEnglish Bible   
Then Balaam spoke this message from God. He said, ‘This is the message of Balaam, the son of Beor. It is the message of a man who sees clearly.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
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 --
New Life Version   
Then he began speaking and said, “Balaam the son of Beor is the man whose eye is opened.
The Voice Bible   
He recited God’s words. Balaam: This is an oracle of Balaam (Beor’s son), a man whose eye has been opened,
Living Bible   
So he spoke this prophecy to him: “Balaam the son of Beor is the man Whose eyes are open! He hears the words of God And has knowledge from the Most High; He sees what Almighty God has shown him; He fell, and his eyes were opened: I see in the future of Israel, Far down the distant trail, That there shall come a star from Jacob! This ruler of Israel Shall smite the people of Moab, And destroy the sons of Sheth. Israel shall possess all Edom and Seir. They shall overcome their enemies. Jacob shall arise in power And shall destroy many cities.”
New Catholic Bible   
So he took up the oracle and said, “Balaam, the son of Beor, the man whose eyes are open says,
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is uncovered,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam, the son of Beor, has said, the man whose eyes are open has said,
Christian Standard Bible   
Then he proclaimed his poem: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And he took up his [figurative] discourse, and said: Balaam son of Beor speaks, the man whose eye is opened speaks,
New Century Version   
Then Balaam gave this message: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of a man who sees clearly;
The Message   
Balaam said to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you up front when you sent your emissaries, ‘Even if Balak gave me his palace stuffed with silver and gold, I couldn’t do anything on my own, whether good or bad, that went against God’s command’? I’m leaving for home and my people, but I warn you of what this people will do to your people in the days to come.” Then he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, decree of the man with 20/20 vision, Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what’s going on with the High God, Who sees what The Strong God reveals, who bows in worship and sees what’s real. I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab, the skulls of all the noisy windbags; I see Edom sold off at auction, enemy Seir marked down at the flea market, while Israel walks off with the trophies. A ruler is coming from Jacob who’ll destroy what’s left in the city. * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Balaam took up his oracle and said: The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, the declaration of the man whose eye is open,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So he uttered his oracle, saying: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,
Good News Translation®   
Then he uttered this prophecy: “The message of Balaam son of Beor, The words of the man who can see clearly,
Wycliffe Bible   
Therefore when a parable was taken (And so when he had received his prophecy), he said again, Balaam, the son of Beor, said, (yea,) a man, whose eye is stopped, said,
Contemporary English Version   
Balaam said: “I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message!
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And he took up his discourse, and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Be′or, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
So he uttered his oracle, saying, “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
So he uttered his oracle, saying: ‘The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,
Common English Bible © 2011   
He raised his voice and made his address: “The oracle of Balaam, Beor’s son, the oracle of a man whose eye is open.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
He took up his [fourth] discourse (oracle) and said: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, The oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Then he recited his poem: The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is true,
New American Standard Bible   
Then he took up his discourse and said, “The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor, And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened,
The Expanded Bible   
Then Balaam gave this ·message [or oracle; or poem]: “This is the ·message [utterance] of Balaam son of Beor, the ·message [utterance] of a man ·who sees clearly [L whose eye is open];
Tree of Life Version   
Then he uttered his oracle: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the strong man whose eye is opened,
Revised Standard Version   
And he took up his discourse, and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Be′or, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
New International Reader's Version   
Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said, “Here is the message God gave Balaam, the son of Beor. It’s the message God gave to the one who sees clearly.
BRG 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:
Complete Jewish Bible   
So he made his pronouncement: “This is the speech of Bil‘am, son of B‘or; the speech of the man whose eyes have been opened;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
So he uttered his oracle, saying: ‘The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And he took up his mashal, and said, Balaam ben Beor hath said, the man whose eyes are open hath said,
Names of God Bible   
Then Balaam delivered this message: “This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor. This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear.
Modern English Version   
He took up his parable and said: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, and the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then Balaam gave this message: “This message is from Balaam son of Beor. I am speaking about things I see clearly.
International Children’s Bible   
Then Balaam gave this message: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor. This is the message of a man who sees clearly.
Lexham English Bible   
And he uttered his oracle and said, “The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,
New International Version - UK   
Then he spoke his message: ‘The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,