Exodus 17

Water in the Rock

1Then allH3605 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 journeyedH5265 by 1stagesH4550 from the wildernessH4057 of 2SinH5512, accordingH5921 to the 3commandH6310 of the LordH3068, and campedH2583 at 4RephidimH7508, and thereH369 wasH369 noH369 waterH4325 for the peopleH5971 to drinkH8354. 2So the peopleH5971 5quarreledH7378 with MosesH4872 and saidH559, “GiveH5414 us waterH4325 so that we may drinkH8354!” And MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “6WhyH4100 do you quarrelH7378 with me? 7WhyH4100 do you testH5254 the LordH3068?” 3But the peopleH5971 wereH6770 thirstyH6770 for waterH4325 thereH8033; and 8they 9grumbledH3885 againstH5921 MosesH4872 and saidH559, “WhyH4100 is it that you have broughtH5927 us upH5927 from EgyptH4714, to killH4191 10us and 11our childrenH1121 and 1213our livestockH4735 with thirstH6772?” 4So MosesH4872 criedH6817 outH6817 to the LordH3068, sayingH559, “WhatH4100 am I to doH6213 with thisH2088 peopleH5971? A 14littleH4592 moreH5750 and they will stoneH5619 me!” 5Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “PassH5674 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971 and takeH3947 with you someH4480 of 15the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478; and takeH3947 in your handH3027 your staffH4294 with whichH834 16you struckH5221 the NileH2975, and goH1980. 6BeholdH2009, I will standH5975 beforeH6440 you thereH8033 on the rockH6697 at 17HorebH2722; and 18you shall strikeH5221 the rockH6697, and waterH4325 will comeH3318 outH3318 of it, so that the peopleH5971 may drinkH8354.” And MosesH4872 didH6213 soH3651 in the sightH5869 of the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478. 7Then he namedH7121H8034 the placeH4725 1920MassahH4532 and 2122MeribahH4809 becauseH5921 of the quarrelH7379 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and becauseH5921 they 23testedH5254 the LordH3068, sayingH559, “Is the LordH3068 amongH7130 us, orH518 not?”

Miraculous Battle against Amalek

8Then 24AmalekH6002 cameH935 and foughtH3898 againstH5973 IsraelH3478 at 25RephidimH7508. 9So MosesH4872 saidH559 to 26JoshuaH3091, “ChooseH977 menH376 for us and goH3318 outH3318, fightH3898 against AmalekH6002. TomorrowH4279 I will stationH5324 myself on the topH7218 of the hillH1389 with 27the staffH4294 of GodH430 in my handH3027.” 10JoshuaH3091 didH6213 justH3512 asH3512 MosesH4872 28toldH559 him, 29and foughtH3898 against AmalekH6002; and MosesH4872, AaronH175, and 30HurH2354 wentH5927 upH5927 to the topH7218 of the hillH1389. 11So it cameH1961 aboutH1961, whenH3512 MosesH4872 heldH7311 his handH3027 upH7311, that IsraelH3478 prevailedH1396; but whenH3512 he letH5117 his handH3027 31downH5117, AmalekH6002 prevailedH1396. 12And Moses’ handsH3027 were heavyH3515. So they tookH3947 a stoneH68 and putH7760 it underH8478 him, and he satH3427 on it; and AaronH175 and HurH2354 32supportedH8551 his handsH3027, oneH259 on oneH2088 sideH2088 and oneH259 on the otherH2088. So his handsH3027 were steadyH530 untilH5704 the sunH8121 setH935. 13And JoshuaH3091 33defeatedH2522 AmalekH6002 and his peopleH5971 with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719.

14Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “34WriteH3789 thisH2088 in 35a bookH5612 as a memorialH2146 and 36reciteH7760H241 it to JoshuaH3091, 37that 38I will utterlyH4229 wipeH4229 outH4229 the memoryH2143 of AmalekH6002 from underH8478 heavenH8064.” 15And MosesH4872 builtH1129 an 39altarH4196 and namedH7121H8034 it 40The LordH3068 is My BannerH5251; 16and he saidH559, “4142BecauseH3588 the LordH3050 has swornH3027H5921H3678, the LordH3068 will have warH4421 against AmalekH6002 from generationH1755 to generationH1755.”