14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(A)Write this in [a]a book as a memorial and [b]recite it to Joshua, [c]that (B)I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 And Moses built an (C)altar and named it (D)The Lord is My Banner; 16 and he said, “[d](E)Because the Lord has sworn, the Lord will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

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  1. Exodus 17:14 Lit the book
  2. Exodus 17:14 Lit place it in the ears of
  3. Exodus 17:14 Or for
  4. Exodus 17:16 Or Because a hand is against the throne of the Lord; lit Because a hand upon the throne of Yah

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write(A) this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out(B) the name of Amalek(C) from under heaven.”

15 Moses built an altar(D) and called(E) it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, “Because hands were lifted up against[a] the throne of the Lord,[b] the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites(F) from generation to generation.”(G)

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  1. Exodus 17:16 Or to
  2. Exodus 17:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

14 And 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.

15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

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

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