Numbers 24:3
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he took up his parable,.... His parable of prophecy, as the Targums, his prophetic speech, which, with a loud voice,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Whose eyes are open - i. e., opened in inward vision, to discern things that were hidden from ordinary beholders.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 24:1-9
The blessing itself which Balaam here pronounces upon Israel is much the same with the two we had in the foregoing…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Numbers 24:3-9
Balaam's first prophetic message. In its present form this consists of nine couplets and two triplets. But the text has…
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