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Exodus 17

1Andallthecongregationעֲדַ֨ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedfromthewildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057ofSin,bytheirjourneys,accordingtothecommandmentofJehovah,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583inRephidimבִּרְפִידִ֔יםbir.fi.DimH7508:andtherewasnowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325forthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971todrinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354.

2Whereforethepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971strovewithMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414uswaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325thatwemaydrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothem,WhyH4100striveyewithme? whereforedoye temptJehovah?

3Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thirstedthereforwaterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971murmuredagainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559, Wherefore hast thoubroughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927usupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,tokillH4191usandourchildrenandourcattlewiththirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?

4AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedH6817untoJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WhatshallIdountothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971?theyarealmostreadytostoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619me.

5AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Passעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674onbeforethepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andtakeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947withtheeoftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthyrodH4294, wherewith thou smotesttheriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,takeקַ֥חkachH3947inthyhandבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027,andgoוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.

6Behold,Iwillstandעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975beforetheethereupontherockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697inHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722;andthou shaltsmitetherockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697,andthereshallcomeוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325outofit,thatthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971maydrinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didsoכֵּן֙kenH3651inthesightoftheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034oftheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532,andMeribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809,becauseofthestrivingofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbecausetheytemptedJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,IsJehovahamongus,ornot?

8ThencameH935Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002,andfoughtH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inRephidimבִּרְפִידִֽם׃bir.fi.DimH7508.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977usoutmenH376,andgoוְצֵ֖אve.Tze'H3318out,fightהִלָּחֵ֣םhi.la.ChemH3898withAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002: to-morrowIwillstandנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324onthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthehillהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1389withtherodH4294ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430inmyhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

10SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didasMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872hadsaidH559tohim,andfoughtלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002:andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175,andHurוְח֔וּרve.ChurH2354wentH5927uptothetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthehillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

11Anditcametopass,whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872helduphishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedוְגָבַ֣רve.ga.VarH1396;andwhenheletdownhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,Amalekעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002prevailedוְגָבַ֥רve.ga.VarH1396.

12ButMoses’מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872handsוִידֵ֤יvi.DeiH3027wereH1961heavyכְּבֵדִ֔יםke.ve.DimH3515;andtheytookH3947astoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68,andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760itunderhim,andhesatH3427thereon;andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andHurוְח֜וּרve.ChurH2354stayeduphishandsבְיָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027,theoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259ontheoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259side,andtheotherontheotherside;andhishandsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027wereH1961steadyuntilthegoingH935downH3427ofthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

13AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091discomfitedAmalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002andhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

14andJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Writeכְּתֹ֨בke.ToH3789thisforamemorialH2146inabookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,andrehearseitintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091:thatIwillutterly blotouttheremembranceH2146ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002fromunderheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872builtH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ofitJehovah-nissi;

16andhesaidH559,Jehovahhath sworn:Jehovahwillhavewarמִלְחָמָ֥הmil.cha.MahH4421withAmalekבַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002fromgenerationמִדֹּ֖רmi.DorH1755togenerationדֹּֽר׃ פDorH1755.

Commentaries on Exodus 17

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