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 told Moses, “Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to[a] Joshua: ‘I’ll certainly wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven.’” 15 Moses built an altar and named it “The Lord is My Banner.” 16 “Because,” he said, “a fist has been raised in defiance[b] against the throne of the Lord, the Lord will wage war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

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  1. Exodus 17:14 Lit. put it in the ear of
  2. Exodus 17:16 The Heb. lacks in defiance