Footnotes

1. Numbers 24:3 tn Heb “and he took up his oracle and said.”
2. Numbers 24:3 tn The word נְאֻם (n^eʾum) 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.
3. Numbers 24:3 tn The Greek version reads “the one who sees truly.” The word has been interpreted in both ways, “shut” or “open.”