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Exodus 17:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

15 Moses built an altar there, which he named Yahweh-nissi;[a] 16 for he said, “Take up the banner of the Lord![b] The Lord has a war against Amalek through the ages.”

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Footnotes

  1. 17:15 Yahweh-nissi: meaning, “the Lord is my banner.”
  2. 17:16 Take up the banner of the Lord: lit., “a hand on the Lord’s banner,” apparently a war cry for the Israelite troops in the conduct of Holy War; however, the Hebrew text is difficult to interpret.
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