“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:”
'the oracle of one who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, but with eyes uncovered' — the description continues: Balaam is one who hears God's words and sees visions of the Almighty. The phrase 'falling down, but with eyes uncovered' (nofeil u-gluyei enayim) suggests ecstatic trance; Balaam falls in the spirit yet his eyes remain open to spiritual sight. The ecstatic state is presented as the condition for prophetic utterance.
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