Numbers 24:3
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 —This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׁתַםshâthamto unveil (figuratively)
- בְּעוֹרBᵉʻôwrBeor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam
- מָשָׁלmâshâlproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poe
- בִּלְעָםBilʻâmBilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
- גֶּבֶרgeberproperly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- נְאֻםnᵉʼuman oracle
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- עַיִןʻayinan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.