Numbers 24:20

And whanne he hadde seyn Amalech, he took a parable, and seide, Amalech is the bigynning + 24:20 Amalech is the bigynnyng, that is, he roos first ayenus Israel aftir the goyng out of Egipt. of hethene men, whos laste thingis schulen be lost.

Wycliffe (portions)

In The 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.

In Context

19and schal leese the relikis of the citee.

21Also `he siy Cyney, and whanne a parable was takun, he seide, Forsothe thi dwellyng place is strong, but if thou schalt sette thi nest in a stoon,

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Cross References

Exodus 17:8Forsothe Amalech cam, and fauyt ayens Israel in Rafidym.

Exodus 17:16and seide, For the hond of the Lord aloone, and the bateil of God schal be ayens Amalech, fro generacioun in to generacioun.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25

Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and… Read the whole commentary →

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