Numbers
Numbers 24:20
20Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying:
“Amalek was first among the nations,
but his end is destruction.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Balaam saw | וַיַּרְא֙ | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| Amalek | עֲמָלֵ֔ק | ‘ă·mā·lêq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| and lifted up | וַיִּשָּׂ֥א | way·yiś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| an oracle | מְשָׁל֖וֹ | mə·šā·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4912 proverb, parable |
| saying | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Amalek | עֲמָלֵ֔ק | ‘ă·mā·lêq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| was first | רֵאשִׁ֤ית | rê·šîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7225 beginning, chief |
| among the nations | גּוֹיִם֙ | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| but his end | וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ | wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H319 after-part, end |
| destruction | אֹבֵֽד׃ | ’ō·ḇêḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H8 perish |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.