Exodus 17

At Rephidim, Moses strikes a rock and water flows out to quench the people's thirst.[3] The Amalekites attack Israel, but Joshua leads the Israelites to victory while Moses holds his hands aloft in prayer, supported by others when his arms tire.[1][3]

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Interlinear Text

And they journeyed and they broke camp all entirety of congregation appointed assembly of of the sons sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael from the wilderness from grazing steppe of of Sin Sin Sin according to their journeys for their journey-stages according to upon mouth mouth of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and they encamped and they encamped in Rephidim in Rephidim in Refidim and no and there is not water waters to drink to drink the people the gathered people
Verse 1 וַ֠/יִּסְעוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤅 vayiseu And they journeyed and they broke camp HC/Vqw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֲדַ֨ת 𐤏𐤃𐤕 adat congregation appointed assembly of HNcfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִ/מִּדְבַּר 𐤌/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 mimidebar from the wilderness from grazing steppe of HR/Ncmsc סִ֛ין 𐤎𐤉𐤍 sin of Sin Sin Sin HNp לְ/מַסְעֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤏𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lemaseeyhem according to their journeys for their journey-stages HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al according to upon HR פִּ֣י 𐤐𐤉 pi mouth mouth of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַֽ/יַּחֲנוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 vayachanu and they encamped and they encamped HC/Vqw3mp בִּ/רְפִידִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤓𐤐𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 birefidim in Rephidim in Rephidim in Refidim HR/Np וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there is not HC/Tn מַ֖יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa לִ/שְׁתֹּ֥ת 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤕 lishetot to drink to drink HR/Vqc הָ/עָֽם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa
and quarreled and he contended the people the gathered people with if / whether Moses Mosheh Mosheh and said and they said give Give! us — water waters that we may drink and we will drink and said and he said to them — Moses Mosheh Mosheh why what? do you quarrel you men will contend with me with me why what? do you test you put to the test (direct object marker) object-marker the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
Verse 2 וַ/יָּ֤רֶב 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤁 vayarev and quarreled and he contended HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said and they said HC/Vqw3mp תְּנוּ 𐤕𐤍𐤅 tenu give Give! HVqv2mp לָ֥/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu us HR/Sp1cp מַ֖יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa וְ/נִשְׁתֶּ֑ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤕𐤄 venisheteh that we may drink and we will drink HC/Vqi1cp וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah why what? HTi תְּרִיבוּ/ן֙ 𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅/𐤍 terivun do you quarrel you men will contend HVqi2mp/Sn עִמָּדִ֔/י 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 imadi with me with me HR/Sp1cs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah-2 why what? HTi תְּנַסּ֖וּ/ן 𐤕𐤍𐤎𐤅/𐤍 tenasun do you test you put to the test HVpi2mp/Sn אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
and thirsted and he thirsted there in that place the people the gathered people for water to the waters and grumbled and he lodged overnight the people the gathered people against upon Moses Mosheh Mosheh and said and he said why for what? this this one have you brought us up you caused us to ascend from Egypt from Egypt from Mitserayim to kill to cause to die me me (object‑marked) and and object-marker our children my sons and and object-marker our livestock my acquired herds with thirst in the thirst
Verse 3 וַ/יִּצְמָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤌𐤀 vayitsema and thirsted and he thirsted HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤌 lamayim Amanzi (Zulu) for water to the waters HRd/Ncmpa וַ/יָּ֥לֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤍 vayalen and grumbled and he lodged overnight HC/Vhw3ms הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR מֹשֶׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ֤/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? HR/Ti זֶּה֙ 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one HPdxms הֶעֱלִיתָ֣/נוּ 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕/𐤍𐤅 heelitanu have you brought us up you caused us to ascend HVhp2ms/Sp1cp מִ/מִּצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from Egypt from Egypt from Mitserayim HR/Np לְ/הָמִ֥ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕 lehamit to kill to cause to die HR/Vhc אֹתִ֛/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To בָּנַ֥/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 banay Bene (Bemba) our children my sons HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To מִקְנַ֖/י 𐤌𐤒𐤍/𐤉 miqenay our livestock my acquired herds HNcmpc/Sp1cs בַּ/צָּמָֽא 𐤁/𐤑𐤌𐤀 batsama with thirst in the thirst HRd/Ncmsa
and He said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward Moses Mosheh Mosheh pass Cross over before to the face of the people the gathered people and take and take with you with you some of the elders from elders of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and your staff and your staff which that-which you struck you struck with it — [direct object marker] object-marker the Nile the river the Yeor take Take! in your hand in your hand and go and you walked
Verse 5 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and He said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עֲבֹר֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤓 avor pass Cross over HVqv2ms לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/קַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤒𐤇 veqach and take and take HC/Vqv2ms אִתְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 miziqeney some of the elders from elders of HR/Aampc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/מַטְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤅/𐤌𐤈/𐤊 umatekha and your staff and your staff HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr הִכִּ֤יתָ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 hikita you struck you struck HVhp2ms בּ/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤅 bo with it HR/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/יְאֹ֔ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor the Nile the river the Yeor HTd/Np קַ֥ח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! HVqv2ms בְּ/יָדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וְ/הָלָֽכְתָּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 vehalakheta and go and you walked HC/Vqq2ms
Behold, I look—here I am will stand the standing-one before you before your face there in that place on upon the rock the rock-mass at Horeb in Dry-Place in Chorev and you shall strike and you will strike the rock in the rock-cliff and shall come out and they went out from it from us waters waters and drink and he drank the people the gathered people And did and he did so thus Moses Mosheh Mosheh in the sight of to the eyes of elders elders of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael
Verse 6 הִנְ/נִ֣י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold, I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs עֹמֵד֩ 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed will stand the standing-one HVqrmsa לְ/פָנֶ֨י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms שָּׁ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/צּוּר֮ 𐤄/𐤑𐤅𐤓 hatsur the rock the rock-mass HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/חֹרֵב֒ 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bechorev at Horeb in Dry-Place in Chorev HR/Np וְ/הִכִּ֣יתָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 vehikita and you shall strike and you will strike HC/Vhq2ms בַ/צּ֗וּר 𐤁/𐤑𐤅𐤓 vatsur the rock in the rock-cliff HRd/Ncmsa וְ/יָצְא֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 veyatseu and shall come out and they went out HC/Vqq3cp מִמֶּ֛/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from it from us HR/Sp1cp מַ֖יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters HNcmpa וְ/שָׁתָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤄 veshatah and drink and he drank HC/Vqq3ms הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas And did and he did HC/Vqw3ms כֵּן֙ 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp לְ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 leeyney in the sight of to the eyes of HR/Ncbdc זִקְנֵ֥י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders elders of HAampc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
and he called he called the name name-of of the place the standing-place Massah Testing-Place Masah and Meribah and Contention-Place and Merivah because of upon the quarrel dispute of the sons sons of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and because of and upon their testing their rigorous testing (direct object marker) object-marker the LORD Yahweh Yahweh saying to say Is there is there? the LORD Yahweh Yahweh among us in our midst or if / whether not there is not
Verse 7 וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and he called he called HC/Vqw3ms שֵׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name name-of HNcmsc הַ/מָּק֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom of the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa מַסָּ֖ה 𐤌𐤎𐤄 masah Massah Testing-Place Masah HNp וּ/מְרִיבָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤄 umerivah and Meribah and Contention-Place and Merivah HC/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al because of upon HR רִ֣יב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv the quarrel dispute HNcbsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/עַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and because of and upon HC/R נַסֹּתָ֤/ם 𐤍𐤎𐤕/𐤌 nasotam their testing their rigorous testing HVpc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc הֲ/יֵ֧שׁ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔 hayesh Is there is there? HTi/Tm יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/קִרְבֵּ֖/נוּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤍𐤅 beqirebenu among us in our midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im or if / whether HC אָֽיִן 𐤀𐤉𐤍 ayin not there is not HTn
And said and he said Moses Mosheh Mosheh to toward Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua Choose choose for us — men men and go out and go out fight Engage in battle! with Amalek in Amalek in Amaleq tomorrow the after-day I I myself will stand standing stationed on upon top head of the hill the hill and staff and staff-of of God the Mighty Ones in my hand in my hand
Verse 9 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֤ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp בְּחַר 𐤁𐤇𐤓 bechar Choose choose HVqv2ms לָ֣/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us HR/Sp1cp אֲנָשִׁ֔ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa וְ/צֵ֖א 𐤅/𐤑𐤀 vetse and go out and go out HC/Vqv2ms הִלָּחֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 hilachem fight Engage in battle! HVNv2ms בַּ/עֲמָלֵ֑ק 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 baamaleq with Amalek in Amalek in Amaleq HR/Np מָחָ֗ר 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow the after-day HNcmsa אָנֹכִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs נִצָּב֙ 𐤍𐤑𐤁 nitsav will stand standing stationed HVNrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh top head HNcmsc הַ/גִּבְעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤄 hagiveah of the hill the hill HTd/Ncfsa וּ/מַטֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umateh and staff and staff-of HC/Ncmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa בְּ/יָדִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 beyadi in my hand in my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs
hands of hands of Moses Mosheh Mosheh heavy weighty ones and they took and they took a stone building-stone and they put and they set under him beneath him; in his place and he sat and he sat/dwelt on it upon her and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon and Hur and Chur and Chur held up they supported his hands and his hands on one side from this one one and on the other side and from this one one one and it was and he became his hands his two hands steady steadfast reliability until up to going down in him of the sun the sun
Verse 12 וִ/ידֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤉 videy hands of hands of HC/Ncbdc מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp כְּבֵדִ֔ים 𐤊𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 kevedim heavy weighty ones HAampa וַ/יִּקְחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu and they took and they took HC/Vqw3mp אֶ֛בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even a stone building-stone HNcfsa וַ/יָּשִׂ֥ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayasimu and they put and they set HC/Vqw3mp תַחְתָּ֖י/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv under him beneath him; in his place HR/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and he sat and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms עָלֶ֑י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha on it upon her HR/Sp3fs וְ/אַהֲרֹ֨ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 veaharon and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon HC/Np וְ/ח֜וּר 𐤅/𐤇𐤅𐤓 vechur and Hur and Chur and Chur HC/Np תָּֽמְכ֣וּ 𐤕𐤌𐤊𐤅 tamekhu held up they supported HVqp3cp בְ/יָדָ֗י/ו 𐤁/𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 veyadayv his hands and his hands HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms מִ/זֶּ֤ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh on one side from this HR/Pdxms אֶחָד֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa וּ/מִ/זֶּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤆𐤄 umizeh and on the other side and from this one HC/R/Pdxms אֶחָ֔ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad-2 Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms יָדָ֛י/ו 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 yadayv his hands his two hands HNcbdc/Sp3ms אֱמוּנָ֖ה 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 emunah steady steadfast reliability HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR בֹּ֥א 𐤁𐤀 bo going down in him HVqc הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh of the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa
And He said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward Moses Mosheh Mosheh Write Write! this this one as a memorial remembrance memorial in a book in the written record and put and set in the ears of in the ears of Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua for for/because I will surely wiping out blot out I will wipe out (direct object marker) object-marker the remembrance of remembrance-of Amalek Amalek Amaleq from under from beneath heaven the lofty-heights
Verse 14 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp כְּתֹ֨ב 𐤊𐤕𐤁 ketov Write Write! HVqv2ms זֹ֤את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one HPdxfs זִכָּרוֹן֙ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 zikaron as a memorial remembrance memorial HNcmsa בַּ/סֵּ֔פֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 basefer in a book in the written record HRd/Ncmsa וְ/שִׂ֖ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤉𐤌 vesim and put and set HC/Vqv2ms בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney in the ears of in the ears of HR/Ncfdc יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מָחֹ֤ה 𐤌𐤇𐤄 machoh I will surely wiping out HVqa אֶמְחֶה֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤇𐤄 emecheh blot out I will wipe out HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo זֵ֣כֶר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zekher the remembrance of remembrance-of HNcmsc עֲמָלֵ֔ק 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 amaleq Amalek Amalek Amaleq HNp מִ/תַּ֖חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat from under from beneath HR/R הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim heaven the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa
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