New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 17:8-16

8ThenAmalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935and foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atRephidimבִּרְפִידִֽם׃bir.fi.DimH7508.

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977menH376for us and goוְצֵ֖אve.Tze'H3318out, fightהִלָּחֵ֣םhi.la.ChemH3898against Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002.Tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279I will stationH5324myselfH5324on the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the hillהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1389withthe staffוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in my handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.”

10Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him,and foughtלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002;and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175, andHurוְח֔וּרve.ChurH2354wentעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927up to the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

11So it cameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about whenH3512Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872heldיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027up, that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedוְגָבַ֣רve.ga.VarH1396,and whenH3512he let his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027downיָנִ֛יחַya.Ni.achH5117,Amalekעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002prevailedוְגָבַ֥רve.ga.VarH1396.

12But Moses’ handsוִידֵ֤יvi.DeiH3027were heavyכְּבֵדִ֔יםke.ve.DimH3515.Then they tookוַיִּקְחוּ־vai.yik.chu-H3947a stoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it underתַחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478him, and he satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on it; and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and Hurוְח֜וּרve.ChurH2354supportedתָּֽמְכ֣וּta.me.KhuH8551his handsבְיָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259on oneH2088sideH2088and oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259on the otherH2088.Thus his handsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027were steadyאֱמוּנָ֖ה'e.mu.NahH530untilעַד־'ad-H5704the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121setבֹּ֥אbo'H935.

13So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091overwhelmedוַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁvai.ya.cha.LoshH2522Amalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002and his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

14Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Writeכְּתֹ֨בke.ToH3789thisH2088ina bookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612as a memorialזִכָּרוֹן֙zi.ka.rOnH2146andreciteוְשִׂ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣יve.Sim be.'a.ze.NeiH7760 H241it to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, thatI will utterlyמָחֹ֤הma.ChohH4229blotאֶמְחֶה֙'em.ChehH4229out the memoryזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

15Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196and namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034itThe Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068is My Bannerנִסִּֽי׃ni.SiH5251;

16and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיָ֔הּYahH3050has swornיָד֙ עַל־yad 'al-H3027 H5921 H3678;the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068will have warמִלְחָמָ֥הmil.cha.MahH4421against Amalekבַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002from generationמִדֹּ֖רmi.DorH1755to generationדֹּֽר׃ פDorH1755.”

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