Exodus
Exodus 17:11
11As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As long as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֛ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| held up | יָרִ֥ים | yā·rîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| his hands | יָד֖וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| prevailed | וְגָבַ֣ר | wə·ḡā·ḇar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1396 be strong, mighty |
| but when | וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wə·ḵa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he lowered | יָנִ֛יחַ | yā·nî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| Amalek | עֲמָלֵֽק׃ | ‘ă·mā·lêq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| prevailed | וְגָבַ֥ר | wə·ḡā·ḇar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1396 be strong, mighty |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.