Study it in the app“But Moses’ hands grew heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other side; so his hands were steady until the setting of the sun.”
But Moses’וִ מֹשֶׁהhandsידֵיgrew heavy;כְּבֵדִיםso they tookוַיִּקְחוּa stoneאֶבֶןand put itוַיָּשִׂימוּunder him,תַחְתָּיוand he satוַיֵּשֶׁבon it;עָלֶיהָand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןand Hurוְחוּרheld upתָּמְכוּhis hands,בְיָדָיוoneאֶחָדon one sideמִזֶּהand oneוּ אֶחָדon the other side;מִזֶּהso his handsוַ יָדָיוwereיְהִיsteadyאֱמוּנָהuntilעַדthe settingבֹּאof the sun.הַשָּׁמֶשׁ
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” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yde” appearsheavy
That weighs much and is hard to carry.
Where else “kevedim” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appearsstone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasimu” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshev” appearsAaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appearsHur
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” appearsuphold
To hold someone up by the hand so he does not fall, as God does.
Where else “tamchu” appearseach
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “echad” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appearsoffice of trust
Something firm and secure that can be trusted; also a position of trust.
Where else “emuna” appearsset
For the sun to set.
Where else “bo” appearssun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shamesh” appears11Whenever Moses raised his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12 · This verse (above)
13And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
