14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of (A)Joshua, that (B)I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 And Moses (C)built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, 16 saying, “A hand upon the throne[a] of the Lord! (D)The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:16 A slight change would yield upon the banner

14 After the victory, the Lord instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”). 16 He said, “They have raised their fist against the Lord’s throne, so now[a] the Lord will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.”

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Footnotes

  1. 17:16 Or Hands have been lifted up to the Lord’s throne, and now.