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And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he took up accept Verb H5375 וַיִּשָּׂ֥א vai·yis·sa
his parable byword Noun H4912 מְשָׁלֹ֖ו me·sha·lov
and said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמַ֑ר vai·yo·mar;
hath said said Noun H5002 נְאֻ֤ם ne·'um
Balaam Balaam Noun H1109 בִּלְעָם֙ bil·'am
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the son afflicted Noun H1121 בְּנֹ֣ו be·nov
of Beor Beor Noun H1160 בְעֹ֔ר ve·'or,
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hath said said Noun H5002 וּנְאֻ֥ם u·ne·'um
and the man every one Noun H1397 הַגֶּ֖בֶר hag·ge·ver
whose eyes affliction Noun H5869 הָעָֽיִן׃ ha·'a·yin.
are open be open Verb H8365 שְׁתֻ֥ם she·tum

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Balaam

Balaam [N] [H] [S] lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites ( Numbers 31:8 ; Compare 16). He resided at Pethor ( Deuteronomy 23:4 ), in Mesopotamia ( Numbers 23:7 ). It is evident that though dwelling among idolaters he had some knowledge of the true God; and was held in such reputation that it was supposed that he whom he... View Details

Beor

|a burning,| father of an Edomite king, also the father of Balaam

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King James 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:
Hebrew Greek English And he He took up his parable, discourse and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eyes are open hath said:eye is opened,
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he He took up his parable, discourse and said, "The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eyes are open hath said:eye is opened,