Numbers 24:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7200 [e]וַיַּרְא֙
way-yar
And he looked onConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
6002 [e]עֲמָלֵ֔ק
‘ă-mā-lêq,
AmalekN-proper-ms
5375 [e]וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
way-yiś-śā
and he took upConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
4912 [e]מְשָׁל֖וֹ
mə-šā-lōw
his oracleN-msc | 3ms
559 [e]וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
way-yō-mar;
and saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
7225 [e]רֵאשִׁ֤ית
rê-šîṯ
first amongN-fsc
1471 [e]גּוֹיִם֙
gō-w-yim
the nationsN-mp
6002 [e]עֲמָלֵ֔ק
‘ă-mā-lêq,
Amalek [was]N-proper-ms
319 [e]וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ
wə-’a-ḥă-rî-ṯōw
but [shall be] lastConj-w | N-fsc | 3ms
5703 [e]עֲדֵ֥י
‘ă-ḏê
untilPrep
8 [e]אֹבֵֽד׃
’ō-ḇêḏ.
destructionN-ms





















Hebrew Texts
במדבר 24:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַיִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁלֹ֖ו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר רֵאשִׁ֤ית גֹּויִם֙ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְאַחֲרִיתֹ֖ו עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד׃

במדבר 24:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וירא את־עמלק וישא משלו ויאמר ראשית גוים עמלק ואחריתו עדי אבד׃

במדבר 24:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וירא את־עמלק וישא משלו ויאמר ראשית גוים עמלק ואחריתו עדי אבד׃

במדבר 24:20 Hebrew Bible
וירא את עמלק וישא משלו ויאמר ראשית גוים עמלק ואחריתו עדי אבד׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction."

King James Bible
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem: Amalek was first among the nations, but his future is destruction.
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