NUM 24:20 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν, ἀρχὴ ἐθνῶν Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπολεῖται.
(Kai idōn ton Amalaʸk, kai analabōn taʸn parabolaʸn autou, eipen, arⱪaʸ ethnōn Amalaʸk, kai to sperma autōn apoleitai. )

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

ULT And he saw Amalek and lifted up his discourse and said,
⇔ “The first of the nations is Amalek,
⇔ and his end will be up to destruction.”

UST 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.”

BSB § 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 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.”

WMBB (Same as above)

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

24:15 Literally “lifted up”

24:15 Or “among”

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.

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. )

24.20 the nations: the nations that warred against Israel

24.20 that…: or, even to destruction

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]And when he looked on Amalek, he tooke vp his parable, and sayd, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end 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))

24:20 The first of the nations that warred against Israel, Exod. 17.

24:20 Or, shalbe euen to destruction.

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 wha he saw ye/you_all Amalechites, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the first among the Heithe, but at ye/you_all last thou/you shalt 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, whos 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 the Amalekiter, hub he at his Spruch and spoke: Amalek, the ersten under the Heiden; but zuletzt will you even umkommen.)

ClVg Cumque vidisset Amalec, assumens parabolam, ait: [Principium gentium Amalec, cujus extrema perdentur.][fn]
(And_when had_seen Amalec, assumens parabolam, he_said: [Principium gentium Amalec, cuyus extrema perdentur.] )

24.20 Principium. Non hoc ad historialem Amalec referri potest: non enim primus erat antiquitate; sed ad spiritalem, qui declinando populos a Deo et faciendo gentiles ex Dei cultoribus, Amalec nominatur. Et initium gentium dicitur, quia initium dedit, ut homines fierent gentiles mutando gloriam incorruptibilis Dei in similitudinem imaginis corruptibilis hominis: ut enim in populo Dei Christus est initium, sic in populo qui declinat a Deo, et gentilis efficitur Amalec. ORIG. Initium gentium Amalec, etc., usque ad et omnis secta quæ a Deo populum declinat, exponatur.

24.20 Principium. Non this to historialem Amalec referri potest: not/no because primus was antiquitate; but to spiritalem, who declinando to_the_peoples from Deo and faciendo gentiles from of_God cultoribus, Amalec nominatur. And the_beginning gentium it_is_said, because the_beginning he_gave, as homines fierent gentiles mutando gloriam incorruptibilis of_God in similitudinem imaginis corruptibilis of_man: as because in to_the_people of_God Christus it_is initium, so in to_the_people who declinat from Deo, and gentilis efficitur Amalec. ORIG. The_beginning gentium Amalec, etc., until to and everyone secta which from Deo the_people declinat, exponatur.

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