1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of Jehovah, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And all the congregation H5712 (עֵדָה) — a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- journeyed H5265 (נָסַע) — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
- from the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- of Sin H5512 (סִין) — Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining
- after their journeys H4550 (מַסַּע) — a departure (from striking the tents), i.e. march (not necessarily a single day's travel); by implication, a station (or point of departure)
- according to the commandment H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and pitched H2583 (חָנָה) — properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or siege)
- in Rephidim H7508 (רְפִידִים) — Rephidim, a place in the Desert
- no water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- for the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- to drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
2 Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherefore the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- did chide H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- with Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- us water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- that we may drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto them, Why chide H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt H5254 (נָסָה) — to test; by implication, to attempt
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- thirsted H6770 (צָמֵא) — to thirst (literally or figuratively)
- there for water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- murmured H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- against Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- thou hast brought H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- us up out of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- to kill H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- us and our children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and our cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
- with thirst H6772 (צָמָא) — thirst (literally or figuratively)
4 And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- cried H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- What shall I do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- unto this people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- they be almost H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- ready to stone H5619 (סָקַל) — properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)
5 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- Go on H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- with thee of the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and thy rod H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- wherewith thou smotest H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- the river H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
- take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- in thine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I will stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee there upon the rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- in Horeb H2722 (חֹרֵב) — Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains
- and thou shalt smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- the rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- and there shall come H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- out of it, that the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- may drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- so in the sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of the place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- Massah H4532 (מַסָּה) — Massah, a place in the Desert
- and Meribah H4809 (מְרִיבָה) — Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert
- because of the chiding H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and because they tempted H5254 (נָסָה) — to test; by implication, to attempt
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Is H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- among H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- and fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- with Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- in Rephidim H7508 (רְפִידִים) — Rephidim, a place in the Desert
9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- Choose us out H977 (בָּחַר) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- and go out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- fight H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- with Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- to morrow H4279 (מָחָר) — properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
- I will stand H5324 (נָצַב) — to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- on the top H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the hill H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- with the rod H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- in mine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- as Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- had said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to him, and fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- with Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- and Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
- and Hur H2354 (חוּר) — Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite
- went up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- to the top H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the hill H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass, when Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- held up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- that Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- prevailed H1396 (גָּבַר) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- and when he let down H5117 (נוּחַ) — to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, pl…
- Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
12 But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But Moses’ H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- heavy H3515 (כָּבֵד) — heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
- and they took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- a stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- and put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- under him, and he sat H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- thereon; and Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
- and Hur H2354 (חוּר) — Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite
- stayed up H8551 (תָּמַךְ) — to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
- his hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- the one on the one side H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- and the other on the other side H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- and his hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- were steady H530 (אֱמוּנָה) — literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
- until the going down H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- of the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- discomfited H2522 (חָלַשׁ) — to prostrate; by implication, to overthrow, decay
- Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- and his people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- with the edge H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- of the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
14 and Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- Write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- a memorial H2146 (זִכְרוֹן) — a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)
- in a book H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- and rehearse H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- in the ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- of Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- for I will utterly H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- put out H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- the remembrance H2143 (זֵכֶר) — a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration
- of Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- from under heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- built H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- an altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- and called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of it Jehovah–nissi, Yhwh Our Banner H3071 (יְהֹוָה נִסִּי) — Jehovah-Nissi, a symbolical name of an altar in the Desert
16 and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Because Yah H3050 (יָהּ) — Jah, the sacred name
- hath sworn H3676 (כֵּס)
- hath sworn H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- war H4421 (מִלְחָמָה) — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare)
- with Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- from generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- to generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling