Numbers 24:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:”
Numbers 24:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 24:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 24:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:”
Numbers 24:16 — World English Bible
Numbers 24:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open: ”
Numbers 24:16 — American Standard Version
Numbers 24:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God--And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling--and eyes uncovered:”
Numbers 24:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 24:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He saith, who heareth the words ofGod, who knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, who falleth down, and who hath his eyes open: ”
Numbers 24:16 — Darby Translation
Numbers 24:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He hath said that heard the words of God, and hath the knowledge of the most High, and sawe the vision of the Almightie, and falling in a traunce had his eyes opened:”
Numbers 24:16 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 24:16 in Context — Numbers 24
14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
What Does Numbers 24:16 Mean?
Numbers 24:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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