Revised Version 1895

Exodus 17

1Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַ֨ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַ֠יִּסְעוּVai.yis.'uH5265from thewildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Sin, by theirjourneysלְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םle.mas.'ei.HemH4550,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583inRephidimבִּרְפִידִ֔יםbir.fi.DimH7508: and there wasnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971todrinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354.

2Wherefore thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971strove withMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414usH5414waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that we maydrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whyמַה־mah-H4100striveH7378ye withmeH5414? whereforedoמַה־mah-H4100ye tempt theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

3And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thirstedוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770there forwaterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325; and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971murmuredוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore hast thoubroughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927usH5921upH5927outלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, tokillלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191usH5921and ourchildrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121and ourcattleמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735withthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?

4AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213unto thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971? they bealmostמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592ready tostoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619meאֶל־'el-H413.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Passעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674onbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andtakeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947with thee of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thyrodוּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.KhaH4294, wherewith thou smotest theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,takeקַ֥חkachH3947in thinehandבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027, andgoוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.

6Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willstandעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee thereuponעַֽל־'al-H5921therockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697inHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722; and thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221therockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697, and there shallcomeוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325outH3318of it, that thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971maydrinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּן֙kenH3651in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And hecalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532, andMeribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809,becauseH5921of the striving of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbecauseH5921theytemptedנַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.TamH5254theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Is theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068amongusH5921, ornotאָֽיִן׃ פ'A.yinH369?

8Thencameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inRephidimבִּרְפִידִֽם׃bir.fi.DimH7508.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977usאֶל־'el-H413outH3318menH376, andgoוְצֵ֖אve.Tze'H3318outH3318,fightהִלָּחֵ֣םhi.la.ChemH3898withAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002:tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279I willstandנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324on thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thehillהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1389with therodוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in minehandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

10SoH6213Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didH6213asMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872hadsaidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to him, andfoughtלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002: andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175, andHurוְח֔וּרve.ChurH2354wentH5927upH5927to thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thehillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

11And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872heldH7311upH7311hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027, thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedוְגָבַ֣רve.ga.VarH1396: and when heletH5117downH5117hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,Amalekעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002prevailedוְגָבַ֥רve.ga.VarH1396.

12ButMoses’מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872handsוִידֵ֤יvi.DeiH3027wereheavyכְּבֵדִ֔יםke.ve.DimH3515; and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ־vai.yik.chu-H3947astoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68, andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760itunderתַחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478him, and hesatH3427thereonעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921; andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andHurוְח֜וּרve.ChurH2354stayedH3427upH5704hishandsבְיָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027, the one on the onesideמִזֶּ֤הmi.ZehH2088, and theotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259on theotherאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideוּמִזֶּ֣הu.mi.ZehH2088; and hishandsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027weresteadyאֱמוּנָ֖ה'e.mu.NahH530untilH5704thegoingבֹּ֥אbo'H935downH3427of thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

13AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091discomfitedAmalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002and hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Writeכְּתֹ֨בke.ToH3789this for amemorialH2146in abookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, and rehearse it in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091: that I will utterly blotoutאֶל־'el-H413theremembranceH2146ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it Jehovah-nissi:

16and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDH3068hath sworn: theLORDH3068will havewarמִלְחָמָ֥הmil.cha.MahH4421withAmalekבַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002fromgenerationמִדֹּ֖רmi.DorH1755togenerationדֹּֽר׃ פDorH1755.

Commentaries on Exodus 17

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