"And he took upª° his parable,ª and said,ª° Balaamª the sonª of Beorª hath said,ª° and the manª whose eyesª are openª° hath said:ª° ... He hath said,ª° which heardª° the wordsª of God,ª which¹ sawª° the visionª of the Almighty,ª fallingª° [into a trance], but having his eyesª open:ª°" {Num 24:3-4} + "And he took upª° his parable,ª and said,ª° Balakª the kingª of Moabª hath broughtª° me from¹ Aram,ª out of the mountainsª¹ of the east,ª [saying], Come,²°¹ curseª° me Jacob,ª and come,²°¹ defyª° Israel.ª" {Num 23:7} + "And he took upª° his parable,ª and said,ª° Rise up,ª° Balak,ª and hear;ª° hearkenª° unto¹ me, thou sonª of Zippor:ª" {Num 23:18} + "Moreover¹ Jobª continuedª²°° his parable,ª and said,ª°" {Job 27:1} + "Thatª it might be fulfilledª° which² was spokenª° byª the¹ prophet,ª saying,ª° I will openª° myª mouthª inª parables;ª I will utterª° things which have been kept secretª° fromª the foundationª of the world.ª" {Mtt 13:35} |
