Numbers 24:20

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 17:14 : 14 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set `it' in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;'
  • Exod 17:16 : 16 and saith, `Because a hand `is' on the throne of Jah, war `is' to Jehovah with Amalek from generation -- generation.'
  • Judg 6:3 : 3 And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,
  • 1 Sam 14:48 : 48 And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.
  • 1 Sam 15:3-8 : 3 Now, go, and thou hast smitten Amalek, and devoted all that it hath, and thou hast no pity on it, and hast put to death from man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, from camel unto ass.' 4 And Saul summoneth the people, and inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand `are' men of Judah. 5 And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley; 6 and Saul saith unto the Kenite, `Go, turn aside, go down from the midst of Amalek, lest I consume thee with it, and thou didst kindness with all the sons of Israel, in their going up out of Egypt;' and the Kenite turneth aside from the midst of Amalek. 7 And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in to Shur, which `is' on the front of Egypt, 8 and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;
  • 1 Sam 27:8-9 : 8 and David goeth up and his men, and they push unto the Geshurite, and the Gerizite, and the Amalekite, (for they are inhabitants of the land from of old), as thou comest in to Shur and unto the land of Egypt, 9 and David hath smitten the land, and doth not keep alive man and woman, and hath taken sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, and turneth back, and cometh in unto Achish.
  • 1 Sam 30:1 : 1 And it cometh to pass, in the coming in of David and his men to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites have pushed unto the south, and unto Ziklag, and smite Ziklag, and burn it with fire,
  • 1 Sam 30:17 : 17 And David smiteth them from the twilight even unto the evening of the morrow, and there hath not escaped of them a man, except four hundred young men who have ridden on the camels, and are fled.
  • 1 Chr 4:43 : 43 and they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.
  • Esth 3:1 : 1 After these things hath the king Ahasuerus exalted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and lifteth him up, and setteth his throne above all the heads who `are' with him,
  • Esth 7:9-9 : 9 And Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, saith before the king, `Also lo, the tree that Haman made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, is standing in the house of Haman, in height fifty cubits;' and the king saith, `Hang him upon it.' 10 And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
  • Esth 9:14 : 14 And the king saith -- `to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.
  • Exod 17:8 : 8 And Amalek cometh, and fighteth with Israel in Rephidim,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 15:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2`Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have looked after that which Amalek did to Israel, that which he laid for him in the way in his going up out of Egypt.

    3Now, go, and thou hast smitten Amalek, and devoted all that it hath, and thou hast no pity on it, and hast put to death from man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, from camel unto ass.'

  • Deut 25:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17`Remember that which Amalek hath done to thee in the way, in your going out from Egypt,

    18that he hath met thee in the way, and smiteth in all those feeble behind thee (and thou wearied and fatigued), and is not fearing God.

    19And it hath been, in Jehovah thy God's giving rest to thee, from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance to possess it -- thou dost blot out the rememberance of Amalek from under the heavens -- thou dost not forget.

  • Num 24:21-23
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    75%

    21And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: `Enduring `is' thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,

    22But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?'

    23And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Alas! who doth live when God doth this?

  • Num 24:17-19
    3 verses
    75%

    17I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not near; A star hath proceeded from Jacob, And a sceptre hath risen from Israel, And hath smitten corners of Moab, And hath destroyed all sons of Sheth.

    18And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, `for' its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;

    19And `one' doth rule out of Jacob, And hath destroyed a remnant from Ar.'

  • Exod 17:16
    75%

    16and saith, `Because a hand `is' on the throne of Jah, war `is' to Jehovah with Amalek from generation -- generation.'

  • 1 Chr 4:43
    73%

    43and they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.

  • 1 Sam 15:18
    73%

    18and Jehovah sendeth thee in the way, and saith, Go, and thou hast devoted the sinners, the Amalekite, and fought against them till they are consumed;

  • 1 Sam 15:5-9
    5 verses
    72%

    5And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;

    6and Saul saith unto the Kenite, `Go, turn aside, go down from the midst of Amalek, lest I consume thee with it, and thou didst kindness with all the sons of Israel, in their going up out of Egypt;' and the Kenite turneth aside from the midst of Amalek.

    7And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in to Shur, which `is' on the front of Egypt,

    8and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;

    9and Saul hath pity -- also the people -- on Agag, and on the best of the flock, and of the herd, and of the seconds, and on the lambs, and on all that `is' good, and have not been willing to devote them; and all the work, despised and wasted -- it they devoted.

  • Exod 17:8
    72%

    8And Amalek cometh, and fighteth with Israel in Rephidim,

  • Exod 17:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13and Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people by the mouth of the sword.

    14And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set `it' in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;'

  • 1 Sam 28:18
    71%

    18Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, nor didst the fierceness of His anger on Amalek -- therefore this thing hath Jehovah done to thee this day;

  • 1 Sam 14:48
    70%

    48And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.

  • Gen 14:7
    69%

    7and they turn back and come in unto En-Mishpat, which `is' Kadesh, and smite the whole field of the Amalekite, and also the Amorite who is dwelling in Hazezon-Tamar.

  • Exod 17:11
    69%

    11and it hath come to pass, when Moses lifteth up his hand, that Israel hath been mighty, and when he letteth his hands rest, that Amalek hath been mighty.

  • 2 Chr 20:23
    69%

    23and the sons of Ammon stand up, and Moab, against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to devote and to destroy, and at their finishing with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped, a man against his neighbour, to destroy.

  • 1 Sam 15:15
    68%

    15And Saul saith, `From Amalek they have brought them, because the people had pity on the best of the flock, and of the herd, in order to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God, and the remnant we have devoted.'

  • 1 Sam 15:32
    67%

    32and Samuel saith, `Bring ye nigh unto me Agag king of Amalek,' and Agag cometh unto him daintily, and Agag saith, `Surely the bitterness of death hath turned aside.'

  • Num 14:43
    67%

    43for the Amalekite and the Canaanite `are' there before you, and ye have fallen by the sword, because that ye have turned back from after Jehovah, and Jehovah is not with you.'

  • Num 14:45
    67%

    45And the Amalekite and the Canaanite who are dwelling in that mountain come down and smite them, and beat them down -- unto Hormah.

  • Judg 6:3
    67%

    3And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,

  • Ps 9:6
    67%

    6O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.

  • Num 23:9
    66%

    9For from the top of rocks I see it, And from heights I behold it; Lo a people! alone it doth tabernacle, And among nations doth not reckon itself.

  • 1 Sam 15:20
    66%

    20And Saul saith unto Samuel, `Because -- I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and I go in the way which Jehovah hath sent me, and bring in Agag king of Amalek, and Amalek I have devoted;

  • Lev 26:38
    66%

    38and ye have perished among the nations, and the land of your enemies hath consumed you.

  • Ps 52:5
    66%

    5Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

  • Deut 2:22
    66%

    22as He hath done for the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, when He destroyed the Horim from before them, and they dispossess them, and dwell in their stead, unto this day.

  • Ps 10:16
    66%

    16Jehovah `is' king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

  • 2 Sam 1:8-9
    2 verses
    66%

    8And he saith to me, Who `art' thou? and I say unto him, An Amalekite I `am'.'

    9`And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul `is' still in me.

  • Nah 1:9
    66%

    9What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.

  • Deut 31:4
    66%

    4and Jehovah hath done to them as he hath done to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorite, and to their land, whom He destroyed.

  • Num 14:25
    65%

    25`And the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley; to-morrow turn ye and journey for yourselves into the wilderness -- the way of the Red Sea.'

  • 2 Sam 22:38
    65%

    38I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    65%

    13as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.