Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 17:11-14

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.

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