Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is 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.’ 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. Hebrew Then Balaam sawוַיַּרְא֙ (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see Amalek עֲמָלֵ֔ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity and lifted up וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take an oracle, מְשָׁל֖וֹ (mə·šā·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile saying: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Amalek עֲמָלֵ֔ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity was first רֵאשִׁ֤ית (rê·šîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank among the nations, גּוֹיִם֙ (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts but his end וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ (wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity [shall be] destruction.” אֹבֵֽד׃ (’ō·ḇêḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8: Wretched, destruction |
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