When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him(A) and he spoke his message:

“The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,
    the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,(B)
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,(C)
    who sees a vision from the Almighty,[a](D)
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:4 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 16

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

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

He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

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