Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 17

1And all the congregationעֲדַ֨ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַ֠יִּסְעוּVai.yis.'uH5265from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Sinסִ֛יןsinH5512,after their journeysלְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םle.mas.'ei.HemH4550,according to the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Rephidimבִּרְפִידִ֔יםbir.fi.DimH7508: and there wasno waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971to drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354.

2Wherefore the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971did chideוַיָּ֤רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414us waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that we may drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354.And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Why chideתְּרִיבוּן֙te.ri.VunH7378ye with me? wherefore do ye temptתְּנַסּ֖וּןte.na.SunH5254Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

3And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thirstedוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770there for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971murmuredוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore is this thatthou hast broughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927us up out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to killלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191us and our childrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121and our cattleמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735with thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?

4And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,What shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213unto this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971?they be almostמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592ready to stoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619me.

5And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Go onעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and takeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947with thee of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and thy rodוּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.KhaH4294,wherewith thou smotestהִכִּ֤יתָhi.Ki.taH5221the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,takeקַ֥חkachH3947in thine handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027,and goוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.

6Behold, I will standעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee there upon the rockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697in Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722;and thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the rockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697,and there shall comeוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325out of it, that the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971may drinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354.And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And he calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532,and Meribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809,because of the chidingרִ֣יב׀rivH7379of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and because they temptedנַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.TamH5254Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Isהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us, or not?

8Then cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Rephidimבִּרְפִידִֽם׃bir.fi.DimH7508.

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Choose us outבְּחַר־be.char-H977menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582,and go outוְצֵ֖אve.Tze'H3318,fightהִלָּחֵ֣םhi.la.ChemH3898with Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002:to morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279I will standנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324on the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the hillהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1389with the rodוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in mine handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

10So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872had saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to him, and foughtלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002:and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175,and Hurוְח֔וּרve.ChurH2354went upעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927to the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

11And it came to pass, when Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872held upיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedוְגָבַ֣רve.ga.VarH1396:and when he let downיָנִ֛יחַya.Ni.achH5117his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,Amalekעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002prevailedוְגָבַ֥רve.ga.VarH1396.

12But Moses’מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872handsוִידֵ֤יvi.DeiH3027wereheavyכְּבֵדִ֔יםke.ve.DimH3515;and they tookוַיִּקְחוּ־vai.yik.chu-H3947a stoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68,and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760itunder him, and he satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereon; and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and Hurוְח֜וּרve.ChurH2354stayed upתָּֽמְכ֣וּta.me.KhuH8551his handsבְיָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027,the one on the one sideאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,and the other on the other sideאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259;and his handsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027were steadyאֱמוּנָ֖ה'e.mu.NahH530until the going downבֹּ֥אbo'H935of the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

13And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091discomfitedוַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁvai.ya.cha.LoshH2522Amalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002and his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

14And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Writeכְּתֹ֨בke.ToH3789this fora memorialזִכָּרוֹן֙zi.ka.rOnH2146in a bookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,and rehearseוְשִׂ֖יםve.SimH7760itin the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091:for I will utterlyמָחֹ֤הma.ChohH4229put outאֶמְחֶה֙'em.ChehH4229the remembranceזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002from under heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it Jehovah–nissi, Yhwh Our BannerH3071:

16For he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Because Yahיָ֔הּYahH3050hath swornיָד֙ כֵּ֣סyad kesH3676 H3027thatYhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068will havewarמִלְחָמָ֥הmil.cha.MahH4421with Amalekבַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002from generationמִדֹּ֖רmi.DorH1755to generationדֹּֽר׃ פDorH1755.

Commentaries on Exodus 17