Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open, Young's Literal Translation 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— 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 Then [Balaam] lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take an oracle, מְשָׁל֖וֹ (mə·šā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile saying, וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “[This is] the prophecy נְאֻ֤ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle of Balaam בִּלְעָם֙ (bil·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1109: Balaam -- a prophet son בְּנ֣וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son of Beor, בְעֹ֔ר (ḇə·‘ōr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1160: Beor -- 'a burning', father of an Edomite king, also the father of Balaam the prophecy וּנְאֻ֥ם (ū·nə·’um) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle of a man הַגֶּ֖בֶר (hag·ge·ḇer) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply whose eyes הָעָֽיִן׃ (hā·‘ā·yin) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain are open, שְׁתֻ֥ם (šə·ṯum) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 8365: Probably to stop up |