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14 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in the scroll and recite it in the hearing of[a] Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.”

15 And Moses built an altar, and he called its name Yahweh Is My Banner. 16 And he said, “Because a hand was against the throne of Yah,[b] a war will be for Yahweh with Amalek from generation to generation.”

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  1. Exodus 17:14 Literally “and put in the ears of”
  2. Exodus 17:16 Or “indeed a hand on the throne of Yah”; the phrase is unclear

14 The Lord then said to Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.”(A)

15 And Moses built an altar(B) and named it, “The Lord Is My Banner.”[a] 16 He said, “Indeed, my hand is lifted up toward[b] the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:15 Or Yahweh-nissi
  2. Exodus 17:16 Or hand was on, or hand was against; Hb obscure