Exodus 17:16

וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי ־ יָד עַל ־ כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַיהוָה בַּֽעֲמָלֵק מִדֹּר דֹּֽר ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

In Context

15וַיִּבֶן מֹשֶׁה מִזְבֵּחַ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ יְהוָה ׀ נִסִּֽי ׃

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Cross References

Isaiah 66:1כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הַשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדֹם רַגְלָי אֵי ־ זֶה בַיִת אֲשֶׁר תִּבְנוּ ־ לִי וְאֵי ־ זֶה מָקוֹם מְנוּחָתִֽי ׃

Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:9-16

The Conflict with Amalek; The Defeat of Amalek. ( b. c. 1491.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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