Numbers 24:3 uses the identical self-introduction formula — Balaam repeats the same opening phrase for his oracle.

Numbers 24:4 describes the visionary state of the man whose eyes are open — the content behind the introduction.

Numbers 23:7 is the first oracle’s introduction — same 'took up his parable' formula for Balaam’s speech.

Numbers 23:18 is the second oracle’s introduction — same pattern as Balaam’s other oracles.

Job 27:1 uses the same Hebrew idiom 'took up his parable' to introduce a speech — a shared poetic formula.

Micah 2:4 uses the same phrase 'take up a parable' in a lament — similar idiom but different context.