17:1 And all the congregation of the
children of Israel departed from the wilderness of Sin, according to their
encampments, by the word of Yehovah; and they encamped in Raphidin: and
there was no water for the people to drink.
17:2 And the people reviled Moses, saying, Give us water, that we may drink;
and Moses said to them, Why do ye revile me, and why tempt ye Yehovah?
17:3 And the people thirsted there for water, and there the people murmured
against Moses, saying, Why is this? hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to
slay us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
17:4 And Moses cried to Yehovah, saying, What shall I do to this people?
yet a little while and they will stone me.
17:5 And Yehovah said to Moses, Go before this people, and take to thyself
of the elders of the people; and the rod with which thou smotest the river,
take in thine hand, and thou shalt go.
17:6 Behold, I stand there before thou [come], on the rock in Choreb, and
thou shalt smite the rock, and water shall come out from it, and the people
shall drink. And Moses did so before the sons of Israel.
17:7 And he called the name of that place, Temptation, and Reviling, because
of the reviling of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the
Lord, saying, Is Yehovah among us or not?
17:8 And Amalec came and fought with Israel in Raphidin.
17:9 And Moses said to Joshua, Choose out for thyself mighty men, and go
forth and set the army in array against Amalec to-morrow; and, behold, I
[shall] stand on the top of the hill, and the rod of Elohim [will be] in my
hand.
17:10 And Joshua did as Moses said to him, and he went out and set the army
in array against Amalec, and Moses and Aaron and Or went up to the top of
the hill.
17:11 And it came to pass, when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel prevailed;
and when he let down his hands, Amalec prevailed.
17:12 But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and put it
under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Or supported his hands one on
this side and the other on that, and the hands of Moses were supported till
the going down of the sun.
17:13 And Joshua routed Amalec and all his people with the slaughter of the
sword.
17:14 And Yehovah said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and
speak [this] in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the memorial
of Amalec from under heaven.
17:15 And Moses built an altar to Yehovah, and called the name of it, The
Lord my Refuge.
17:16 For with a secret hand Yehovah wages war upon Amalec to all
generations. |
17:1 And all the congregation of the
children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their
journeys, according to the commandment of Yehovah, and pitched in Rephidim:
and there was no water for the people to drink.
17:2 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 Yehovah?
17:3 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?
17:4 And Moses cried unto Yehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this
people? they be almost ready to stone me.
17:5 And Yehovah 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.
17:6 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.
17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the
chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Yehovah,
saying, Is Yehovah among us, or not?
17:8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
17:9 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 Elohim in
mine hand.
17:10 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.
17:11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel
prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
17:12 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.
17:13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the
sword.
17:14 And Yehovah 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.
17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
17:16 For he said, Because Yehovah hath sworn that Yehovah will have war
with Amalek from generation to generation. |