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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. (KJV)

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וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 2

עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekAmalek

Lemma: עֲמָלֵק (a.ma.leq) · Strong's: H6002G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Amalek

Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:11, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6002G; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 3

וַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'and he lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to lift: loud

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 4

מְשָׁל֖וֹme.sha.Looracle his

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:21, Numbers 24:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 5

וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 6

רֵאשִׁ֤יתre.Shit[was the] first of

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 7

גּוֹיִם֙go.Yim[the] nations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 8

עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekAmalek

Lemma: עֲמָלֵק (a.ma.leq) · Strong's: H6002G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Amalek

Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:11, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6002G; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 9

וְאַחֲרִית֖וֹve.'a.cha.ri.Toand end its

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16, Deuteronomy 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 10

עֲדֵ֥י'a.Dei[will be] to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 11

אֹבֵֽד\׃'o.Veddestruction

Lemma: אֹבֵד (o.ved) · Strong's: H0008

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: destruction

Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 24:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0008; TAHOT Numbers 24:20 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Balaam saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
Amalek	→	עֲמָלֵק H6002G Amalek
and lifted up	→	נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud
an oracle	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Amalek	→	עֲמָלֵק H6002G Amalek
was first	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
among the nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
but his end	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
. . .	→	עַד H5704 till
[is] destruction	→	אֹבֵד H0008 destruction

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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