Exodus 17:14-16
Authorized (King James) Version
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 Jehovah-nissi: 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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Exodus 17:14-16
New King James Version
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that (B)I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 And Moses built an altar and called its name, [a]The-Lord-Is-My-Banner; 16 for he said, “Because [b]the Lord has (C)sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
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- Exodus 17:15 Heb. YHWH Nissi
- Exodus 17:16 Lit. a hand is upon the throne of the Lord
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