Verse List for NUM 24:20

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OET (OET-RV) Then Bileam looked towards Amalek and made this pronouncement, ⇔ “Amalek is the first of the nations, ⇔  ^ but its end will be destruction.”

OET-LV And_he/it _saw DOM ˊAmālēq and_he _lifted _up oracle _of_his and_he _said was_the_first _of the_nations ˊAmālēq and_end _of_its will _be_to destruction.

ULT And he saw Amalek, and he lifted up his oracle and said, ⇔ “First of nations, is Amalek, ⇔  and its end, is unto destruction.”

UST Then Balaam looked toward the place where the Amalekites lived. He began to speak his prophetic message: ⇔ “The Amalekites are the most powerful group in this area. ⇔  However, eventually someone will destroy them completely.”

BSB & MSB Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: ⇔ “Amalek was first among the nations, ⇔  but his end [is] destruction.”

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, ⇔ “Amalek was the first of the nations, ⇔  but his latter end shall come to destruction.”

NET Then Balaam looked on Amalek and delivered this oracle: ⇔ “Amalek was the first of the nations, ⇔ but his end will be that he will perish.”

LSV And he sees Amalek, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Amalek [is] first [among] nations,
But his latter end—destruction forever.”

FBV Balaam turned his attention to the Amalekites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Amalek was first among the nations, but they will end up being destroyed.”

T4T Then Balaam looked out over where the Amalek people-group lived, and he prophesied this: ⇔ “The Amalek people-group were the greatest nation, ⇔  but they will be wiped out.”

LEB
• And he looked at Amalek, uttered[fn] his oracle, and said,
• “Amalek is first[fn] of the nations,
• but his future will be forever ruin.”

BBE Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said: Amalek was the first of the nations; but his end shall come to destruction.

ASV And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, ⇔ Amalek was the first of the nations; ⇔ But his latter end shall come to destruction.

DRA And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.

YLT And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'A beginning of the Goyim [is] Amalek; And his latter end — for ever he perisheth.'

Drby And he saw Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be for destruction.

RV And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

SLT And he will see Amalek, and he will take up his parable, and say, Amalek the beginning of the nations, and his latter state he perished forever.

Wbstr 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 shall perish for ever.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.[fn][fn]
(¶ 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 forever.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he tooke vp his parable, and sayd, Amalek was [fn]the first of the nations, but his latter end [fn]shall bee, that hee perish for euer.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

Bshps And when he loked on Amaleck, he toke vp his parable, and said: Amaleck is the first of the nations, but his latter ende shall perishe vtterly.
(And when he looked on Amaleck, he took up his parable, and said: Amaleck is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall perish utterly.)

Gnva And when he looked on Amalek, he vttered his parable, and sayd, Amalek was the first of the nations: but his latter ende shall come to destruction.
(And when he looked on Amalek, he uttered his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations: but his latter end shall come to destruction.)

Cvdl And wha he sawe ye Amalechites, he toke vp his parable, & sayde: Amalec the first amoge the Heithe, but at ye last thou shalt perishe vtterly.
(And what he saw ye/you_all Amalechites, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the first among the Heathen, but at ye/you_all last thou/you shalt/shall perish utterly.)

Wycl And whanne he hadde seyn Amalech, he took a parable, and seide, Amalech is the bigynning of hethene men, whos laste thingis schulen be lost.
(And when he had seen Amalech, he took a parable, and said, Amalech is the bigynning of heathen men, whose last things should be lost.)

Luth Und da er sah die Amalekiter, hub er an seinen Spruch und sprach: Amalek, die ersten unter den Heiden; aber zuletzt wirst du gar umkommen.
(And there he saw(v) the Amalekiter, began he at/to his Spruch and spoke: Amalek, the first under the heathens; but last/in_the_end will you(sg) even perish/die.)

ClVg Cumque vidisset Amalec, assumens parabolam, ait: [Principium gentium Amalec, cujus extrema perdentur.][fn]
(And_when had_seen Amalec, assuming parable, he_said: [Principium of_Gentile_nations Amalec, whose extrema they_will_be_destroyed.])

UHB וַ⁠יַּרְא֙ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַ⁠יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖⁠וֹ וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר רֵאשִׁ֤ית גּוֹיִם֙ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְ⁠אַחֲרִית֖⁠וֹ עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν, ἀρχὴ ἐθνῶν Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπολεῖται.

BrTr And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec is the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.