Numbers 24:20 “Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was fi…”

Numbers 24:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.'

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“the first of the nations”

Exodus 17:8 Exodus 17:16

Exodus 17:8 · BSB

After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.

Exodus 17:16 · BSB

“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

“his latter end”

Judges 6:3 1 Samuel 14:48 1 Samuel 15:3–8 1 Samuel 30:1 1 Samuel 30:17 1 Chronicles 4:43

Judges 6:3 · BSB

Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,

1 Samuel 14:48 · BSB

He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.

1 Samuel 15:3–8 · BSB

Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

1 Samuel 30:1 · BSB

On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

1 Samuel 30:17 · BSB

And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

1 Chronicles 4:43 · BSB

and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.

“shall be that he perish for ever”

Exodus 17:14 1 Samuel 15:3 1 Samuel 15:8

Exodus 17:14 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

1 Samuel 15:3 · BSB

Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

1 Samuel 15:8 · BSB

He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.”

21Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff.

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