EXODUS 17:11

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.”

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Exodus 17:11 Translation & Meaning

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And it came to pass, וְהָיָ֗ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) came pass
when כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc when
Moses מֹשֶׁ֛ה Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver Moses
held up יָרִ֥ים To be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) held up
his hand, יָד֖וֹ A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hand
that Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel
prevailed: וְגָבַ֣ר To be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently prevailed
and when וְכַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc and when
he let down יָנִ֛יחַ To rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.) let down
his hand, יָד֖וֹ A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hand
Amalek עֲמָלֵֽק׃ Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country Amalek
prevailed. וְגָבַ֥ר To be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently prevailed

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  • 9  And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

  • 10  So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

  • 11  And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

  • 12  But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

  • 13  And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.




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