Exodus

Exodus 17:11–12

11As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. 12When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

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Exodus 17:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As long asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
held upיָרִ֥יםyā·rîmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7311 be high, exalted, rise
his handsיָד֖וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
prevailedוְגָבַ֣רwə·ḡā·ḇarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1396 be strong, mighty
but whenוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רwə·ḵa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he loweredיָנִ֛יחַyā·nî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5117 rest
Amalekעֲמָלֵֽק׃‘ă·mā·lêqNoun - proper - masculine singularH6002 Amalek
prevailedוְגָבַ֥רwə·ḡā·ḇarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1396 be strong, mighty

Exodus 17:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Moses’מֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
handsוִידֵ֤יwî·ḏêConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual constructH3027 hand
grew heavyכְּבֵדִ֔יםkə·ḇê·ḏîmAdjective - masculine pluralH3515 heavy
they tookוַיִּקְחוּ־way·yiq·ḥū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
a stoneאֶ֛בֶן’e·ḇenNoun - feminine singularH68 stone
and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּway·yā·śî·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7760 put, place, set
it under himתַחְתָּ֖יוṯaḥ·tāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH8478 the under part
and he satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבway·yê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
on itעָלֶ֑יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
Then Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןwə·’a·hă·rōnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
and Hurוְח֜וּרwə·ḥūrConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2354 Chur
heldתָּֽמְכ֣וּtā·mə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8551 grasp, support, attain
his hands upבְיָדָ֗יוḇə·yā·ḏāwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
oneמִזֶּ֤הmiz·zehPreposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
on eachאֶחָד֙’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
sideאֶחָ֔ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
so that his handsיָדָ֛יוyā·ḏāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
remainedוַיְהִ֥יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
steadyאֱמוּנָ֖ה’ĕ·mū·nāhNoun - feminine singularH530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃haš·šā·mešArticle; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
went downבֹּ֥אbōVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go

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Exodus 17:11 1 Timothy 2:8 · James 5:16 · Luke 18:1 · Psalm 56:9

Exodus 17:12 Isaiah 35:3 · Philippians 1:19 · Hebrews 12:12 · Ephesians 6:18 · Mark 14:37–40 · 2 Corinthians 1:11 · 1 Thessalonians 5:25 · Matthew 26:40–45 · Colossians 4:2 · Psalm 35:3 · James 1:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.