Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 17:8-16

8After this, the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935and attackedוַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עִם־vai.yi.La.chem 'im-H3898 H5973the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at Rephidimבִּרְפִידִֽם׃bir.fi.DimH7508.

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977some of our menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582and go outוְצֵ֖אve.Tze'H3318to fightהִלָּחֵ֣םhi.la.ChemH3898the Amalekitesבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002.Tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595will standנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324onעַל־'al-H5921the hilltopרֹ֣אשׁ הַגִּבְעָ֔הrosh ha.giv.'AhH7218 H1389with the staffוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in my handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.”

10Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872had instructedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559himand foughtלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the Amalekitesבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002,while Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175,and Hurוְח֔וּרve.ChurH2354went upעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927to the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

11וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961As long asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872held upיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311his handsיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedוְגָבַ֣רve.ga.VarH1396;but whenוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.kha.'a.SherH834he loweredיָנִ֛יחַya.Ni.achH5117themיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,Amalekעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002prevailedוְגָבַ֥רve.ga.VarH1396.

12When Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872’handsוִידֵ֤יvi.DeiH3027grew heavyכְּבֵדִ֔יםke.ve.DimH3515,they tookוַיִּקְחוּ־vai.yik.chu-H3947a stoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it under himתַחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478,and he satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on itעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.Then Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and Hurוְח֜וּרve.ChurH2354heldתָּֽמְכ֣וּta.me.KhuH8551his hands upבְיָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027,oneמִזֶּ֤הmi.ZehH2088on eachאֶחָד֙ וּמִזֶּ֣ה'e.Chad u.mi.ZehH259 H2088sideאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259,so that his handsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027remainedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961steadyאֱמוּנָ֖ה'e.mu.NahH530untilעַד־'ad-H5704the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121went downבֹּ֥אbo'H935.

13So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853overwhelmedוַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁvai.ya.cha.LoshH2522Amalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his armyעַמּ֖וֹ לְפִי־a.Mo le.fi-H5971 H6310with the swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

14Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Write thisכְּתֹ֨ב זֹ֤אתke.To zotH3789 H2063on a scrollבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612as a reminderזִכָּרוֹן֙zi.ka.rOnH2146and reciteוְשִׂ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣יve.Sim be.'a.ze.NeiH7760 H241it to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will utterly blot outH4229אֶת־'et-H853the memoryזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196and namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034The LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068Is My Bannerנִסִּֽי׃ni.SiH5251.

16“Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “a handיָד֙yadH3027was lifted up towardעַל־'al-H5921the throneכֵּ֣סkesH3676of the LORDיָ֔הּYahH3050.The LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068will warמִלְחָמָ֥הmil.cha.MahH4421against Amalekבַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002from generationמִדֹּ֖רmi.DorH1755to generationדֹּֽר׃ פDorH1755.”

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