Exodus 17 - Compare Translations
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Exodus 17:1
KJVAnd 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.
WEBAll the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to Yahweh’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
YLTAnd all the company of the sons of Israel journey from the wilderness of Sin, on their journeyings, by the command of Jehovah, and encamp in Rephidim, and there is no water for the people to drink;
Exodus 17:2
KJVWherefore 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?
WEBTherefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.”
YLTand the people strive with Moses, and say, `Give us water, and we drink.' And Moses saith to them, `What? -- ye strive with me, what? -- ye try Jehovah?'
Exodus 17:3
KJVAnd 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?
WEBThe people were thirsty for water there; and 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?”
YLTand the people thirst there for water, and the people murmur against Moses, and say, `Why [is] this? -- thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to put us to death, also our sons and our cattle, with thirst.'
Exodus 17:4
KJVAnd Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
WEBMoses cried to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
YLTAnd Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, `What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'
Exodus 17:5
KJVAnd 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.
WEBYahweh 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.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Pass over before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel, and thy rod with which thou hast smitten the River take in thy hand, and thou hast gone:
Exodus 17:6
KJVBehold, 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.
WEBBehold, 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.
YLTLo, I am standing before thee there on the rock in Horeb, and thou hast smitten on the rock, and waters have come out from it, and the people have drunk.' And Moses doth so before the eyes of the elders of Israel,
Exodus 17:7
KJVAnd 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?
WEBHe 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?”
YLTand he calleth the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the `strife' of the sons of Israel, and because of their `trying' Jehovah, saying, `Is Jehovah in our midst or not?'
Exodus 17:8
KJVThen came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
WEBThen Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
YLTAnd Amalek cometh, and fighteth with Israel in Rephidim,
Exodus 17:9
KJVAnd 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.
WEBMoses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.”
YLTand Moses saith unto Joshua, `Choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I am standing on the top of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand.'
Exodus 17:10
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Exodus 17:11
KJVAnd it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
WEBWhen Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed. When he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
YLTand it hath come to pass, when Moses lifteth up his hand, that Israel hath been mighty, and when he letteth his hands rest, that Amalek hath been mighty.
Exodus 17:12
KJVBut 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.
WEBBut Moses’ hands were heavy; and 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.
YLTAnd the hands of Moses [are] heavy, and they take a stone, and set [it] under him, and he sitteth on it: and Aaron and Hur have taken hold on his hands, on this side one, and on that one, and his hands are stedfast till the going in of the sun;
Exodus 17:13
KJVAnd Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
WEBJoshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
YLTand Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people by the mouth of the sword.
Exodus 17:14
KJVAnd 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.
WEBYahweh 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.”
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set [it] in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;'
Exodus 17:15
KJVAnd Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
WEBMoses built an altar, and called its name Yahweh our Banner.
YLTand Moses buildeth an altar, and calleth its name Jehovah-Nissi,
Exodus 17:16
KJVFor he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
WEBHe said, “Yah has sworn: ‘Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”
YLTand saith, `Because a hand [is] on the throne of Jah, war [is] to Jehovah with Amalek from generation -- generation.'
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