23:18 Balaam 1 uttered 2 his oracle, and said,
“Rise up, 3 Balak, and hear;
Listen to me, son of Zippor:
“The oracle 5 of Balaam son of Beor;
the oracle of the man whose eyes are open; 6
24:15 Then he uttered this oracle: 7
“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor;
the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
24:21 Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle:
“Your dwelling place seems strong,
and your nest 8 is set on a rocky cliff.
30:6 “And if she marries a husband while under a vow, 9 or she uttered 10 anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,
1 tn Heb “he.” The antecedent has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “took up.”
3 tn The verb probably means “pay attention” in this verse.
4 tn Heb “and he took up his oracle and said.”
5 tn The word נְאֻם (nÿ’um) is an “oracle.” It is usually followed by a subjective genitive, indicating the doer of the action. The word could be rendered “says,” but this translations is more specific.
6 tn The Greek version reads “the one who sees truly.” The word has been interpreted in both ways, “shut” or “open.”
7 tn Heb “and he took up his oracle and said.”
8 sn A pun is made on the name Kenite by using the word “your nest” (קִנֶּךָ, qinnekha); the location may be the rocky cliffs overlooking Petra.
9 tn Heb “and her vows are upon her.” It may be that the woman gets married while her vows are still unfulfilled.
10 tn The Hebrew text indicates that this would be some impetuous vow that she uttered with her lips, a vow that her husband, whether new or existing, would not approve of. Several translate it “a binding obligation rashly uttered.”