JoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַdidוַיַּעַשׂasכַּאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהtoldאָמַרhim,לוֹto fightלְהִלָּחֵםagainst Amalek;בַּעֲמָלֵקand Moses,וּמֹשֶׁהAaron,אַהֲרֹןand Hurוְחוּרwent upעָלוּto the topרֹאשׁof the hill.הַגִּבְעָה
Exodus 17:10
Study it in the app“Joshua did as Moses told him, to fight against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 17:10, word by word
- Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- didיַּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- toldאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- to fightהִלָּחֵםhilachem
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachem” appears- against Amalekעֲמָלֵקamalek
Amalek
Amalek, a grandson of Esau. The Amalekites, who became enemies of Israel, descend from him; the name also stands for that people.
Where else “amalek” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and Hurחוּרchur
Hur
Hur, a name borne by several men, among them the man of the tribe of Judah who, with Aaron, held up the hands of Moses (Exodus 17:12), and a king of Midian (Numbers 31:8).
Where else “chur” appears- went upעָלוּalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appears- to the topרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the hillגִּבְעָהgiva
hill
Hill.
Where else “giva” appears
The context
9Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of Elohim in my hand.”
10 · This verse (above)
11Whenever Moses raised his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.