Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joshua,אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ“Chooseבְּחַרmenאֲנָשִׁיםfor us,לָנוּand go out,וְצֵאfightהִלָּחֵםagainst Amalek.בַּעֲמָלֵקTomorrowמָחָרIאָנֹכִיwill standנִצָּבonעַלthe topרֹאשׁof the hillהַגִּבְעָהwith the staffוּמַטֵּהof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםin my hand.”בְּיָדִי
Exodus 17:9
Study it in the app“Moses 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 17:9, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to 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- “Chooseבְּחַרbechar
choose
To take one thing and leave the others, because it is preferred.
Where else “bechar” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- and go outצֵאtse
set out
To set out somewhere, or go out to war.
Where else “tse” appears- 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- Tomorrowמָחָרmachar
tomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appears- will standנִצָּבnitsav
stand
To remain upright in a place without moving.
Where else “nitsav” appears- 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- with the staffמַטֵּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- in my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears
The context
8Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
9 · This verse (above)
10Joshua did as Moses told him, to fight against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.