Revised Webster's Bible

Exodus 17

1And all thecongregationעֲדַ֨ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַ֠יִּסְעוּVai.yis.'uH5265from thewildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057ofSinסִ֛יןsinH5512, after theirjourneysלְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םle.mas.'ei.HemH4550, according to thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583inRephidimבִּרְפִידִ֔יםbir.fi.DimH7508: and there was nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971todrinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354.

2Therefore thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971contendedוַיָּ֤רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378withMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414uswaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that we maydrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whychideתְּרִיבוּן֙te.ri.VunH7378you with me? why do yetemptתְּנַסּ֖וּןte.na.SunH5254theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

3And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thirstedוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770there forwaterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325; and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971murmuredוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885againstMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why is this that thou hastbroughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927us out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, tokillלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191us and ourchildrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121and ourcattleמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735withthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?

4AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213to thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971? they arealmostמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592ready tostoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619me.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, Goonעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andtakeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947with thee of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thyrodוּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.KhaH4294, with which thousmotestהִכִּ֤יתָhi.Ki.taH5221theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,takeקַ֥חkachH3947in thyhandבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027, andgoוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.

6Behold, I willstandעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee there on therockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697inHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722; and thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221therockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697, andwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shallcomeוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318out of it, that thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971maydrinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And hecalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532, andMeribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809, because of thestrivingרִ֣יב׀rivH7379of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and because theytemptedנַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.TamH5254theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Isהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us, or not?

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

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Choose usoutבְּחַר־be.char-H977menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582, and gooutוְצֵ֖אve.Tze'H3318,fightהִלָּחֵ֣םhi.la.ChemH3898withAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002: tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279I willstandנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324on thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thehillהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1389with therodוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in myhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

10SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872hadsaidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to him, andfoughtלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002: andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175, andHurוְח֔וּרve.ChurH2354wentupעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927to thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thehillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

11And it came to pass, whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872heldupיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027, thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedוְגָבַ֣רve.ga.VarH1396: and when he letdownיָנִ֛יחַya.Ni.achH5117hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,Amalekעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002prevailedוְגָבַ֥רve.ga.VarH1396.

12ButMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872’handsוִידֵ֤יvi.DeiH3027wereheavyכְּבֵדִ֔יםke.ve.DimH3515; and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ־vai.yik.chu-H3947astoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68, andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it under him, and hesatוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on it; andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןve.'a.ha.RonH175andHurוְח֜וּרve.ChurH2354heldupתָּֽמְכ֣וּta.me.KhuH8551hishandsבְיָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027, the one on the onesideאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259, and the other on the othersideאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259; and hishandsיָדָ֛יוya.DavH3027weresteadyאֱמוּנָ֖ה'e.mu.NahH530until the goingdownבֹּ֥אbo'H935of thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

13AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091overcameוַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁvai.ya.cha.LoshH2522Amalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002and hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Writeכְּתֹ֨בke.ToH3789this for amemorialזִכָּרוֹן֙zi.ka.rOnH2146in abookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, andrehearseוְשִׂ֖יםve.SimH7760it in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091: for I willutterlyמָחֹ֤הma.ChohH4229blotoutאֶמְחֶה֙'em.ChehH4229theremembranceזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002from underheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of itJehovahnissiH3071:

16For hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Because theLORDיָ֔הּYahH3050hathswornיָד֙ כֵּ֣סyad kesH3027 H3676that theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068will havewarמִלְחָמָ֥הmil.cha.MahH4421withAmalekבַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002fromgenerationמִדֹּ֖רmi.DorH1755togenerationדֹּֽר׃ פDorH1755.

Commentaries on Exodus 17

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