Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 17:14-16

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.

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