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Exodus 17 (WEBP)

[1] All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, starting according to Yahweh’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
[2] Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”
[3] The people were thirsty for water there; so the people murmured against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”
[4] Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
[5] Yahweh said to Moses, “Walk on before the people, and take the elders of Israel with you, and take the rod in your hand with which you struck the Nile, and go.
[6] Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb. You shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
[7] He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, “Is Yahweh among us, or not?”
[8] Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
[9] Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out to fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.”
[10] So Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
[11] When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed. When he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
[12] But Moses’ hands were heavy; so they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. His hands were steady until sunset.
[13] Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
[14] Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.”
[15] Moses built an altar, and called its name “Yahweh our Banner”.
[16] He said, “Yah has sworn: ‘Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”

Exodus 17:7a Massah means testing.
Exodus 17:7b Meribah means quarreling.
Exodus 17:15 Hebrew, Yahweh Nissi

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Exodus 17 (KJVS)

[1] And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed () from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched () in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. ()
[2] Wherefore the people did chide () with Moses, and said, () Give () us water that we may drink. () And Moses said () unto them, Why chide () ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt () the Lord?
[3] And the people thirsted () there for water; and the people murmured () against Moses, and said, () Wherefore is this that thou hast brought () us up out of Egypt, to kill () us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
[4] And Moses cried () unto the Lord, saying, () What shall I do () unto this people? they be almost ready to stone () me.
[5] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Go on () before the people, and take () with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest () the river, take () in thine hand, and go. ()
[6] Behold, I will stand () before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite () the rock, and there shall come () water out of it, that the people may drink. () And Moses did () so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
[7] And he called () the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted () the Lord, saying, () Is the Lord among us, or not?
[8] Then came () Amalek, and fought () with Israel in Rephidim.
[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.
[14] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Write () this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse () it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly () put out () the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
[15] And Moses built () an altar, and called () the name of it Jehovah-nissi:
[16] for he said, () Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Exodus 17:7a That is, Temptation
Exodus 17:7b That is, Chiding, or, strife
Exodus 17:9 Called Jesus,
Exodus 17:16 Or, because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of the LORD, therefore etc. Heb. The hand upon the throne of the Lord

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Exodus 17 (BYZ)

[1] και απηρεν πασα συναγωγη υιων ισραηλ εκ της ερημου σιν κατα παρεμβολας αυτων δια ρηματος κυριου και παρενεβαλοσαν εν ραφιδιν ουκ ην δε υδωρ τω λαω πιειν
[2] και ελοιδορειτο ο λαος προς μωυσην λεγοντες δος ημιν υδωρ ινα πιωμεν και ειπεν αυτοις μωυσης τι λοιδορεισθε μοι και τι πειραζετε κυριον
[3] εδιψησεν δε εκει ο λαος υδατι και εγογγυζεν εκει ο λαος προς μωυσην λεγοντες ινα τι τουτο ανεβιβασας ημας εξ αιγυπτου αποκτειναι ημας και τα τεκνα ημων και τα κτηνη τω διψει
[4] εβοησεν δε μωυσης προς κυριον λεγων τι ποιησω τω λαω τουτω ετι μικρον και καταλιθοβολησουσιν με
[5] και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην προπορευου του λαου τουτου λαβε δε μετα σεαυτου απο των πρεσβυτερων του λαου και την ραβδον εν η επαταξας τον ποταμον λαβε εν τη χειρι σου και πορευση
[6] οδε εγω εστηκα προ του σε εκει επι της πετρας εν χωρηβ και παταξεις την πετραν και εξελευσεται εξ αυτης υδωρ και πιεται ο λαος μου εποιησεν δε μωυσης ουτως εναντιον των υιων ισραηλ
[7] και επωνομασεν το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου πειρασμος και λοιδορησις δια την λοιδοριαν των υιων ισραηλ και δια το πειραζειν κυριον λεγοντας ει εστιν κυριος εν ημιν η ου
[8] ηλθεν δε αμαληκ και επολεμει ισραηλ εν ραφιδιν
[9] ειπεν δε μωυσης τω ιησου επιλεξον σεαυτω ανδρας δυνατους και εξελθων παραταξαι τω αμαληκ αυριον και ιδου εγω εστηκα επι της κορυφης του βουνου και η ραβδος του θεου εν τη χειρι μου
[10] και εποιησεν ιησους καθαπερ ειπεν αυτω μωυσης και εξελθων παρεταξατο τω αμαληκ και μωυσης και ααρων και ωρ ανεβησαν επι την κορυφην του βουνου
[11] και εγινετο οταν επηρεν μωυσης τας χειρας κατισχυεν ισραηλ οταν δε καθηκεν τας χειρας κατισχυεν αμαληκ
[12] αι δε χειρες μωυση βαρειαι και λαβοντες λιθον υπεθηκαν υπ αυτον και εκαθητο επ αυτου και ααρων και ωρ εστηριζον τας χειρας αυτου εντευθεν εις και εντευθεν εις και εγενοντο αι χειρες μωυση εστηριγμεναι εως δυσμων ηλιου
[13] και ετρεψατο ιησους τον αμαληκ και παντα τον λαον αυτου εν φονω μαχαιρας
[14] ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην καταγραψον τουτο εις μνημοσυνον εν βιβλιω και δος εις τα ωτα ιησοι οτι αλοιφη εξαλειψω το μνημοσυνον αμαληκ εκ της υπο τον ουρανον
[15] και ωκοδομησεν μωυσης θυσιαστηριον κυριω και επωνομασεν το ονομα αυτου κυριος μου καταφυγη
[16] οτι εν χειρι κρυφαια πολεμει κυριος επι αμαληκ απο γενεων εις γενεας

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.