Exodus

Exodus 17:12

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Moses’	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
hands	וִידֵ֤י	wî·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
grew heavy	כְּבֵדִ֔ים	kə·ḇê·ḏîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3515 heavy
they took	וַיִּקְחוּ־	way·yiq·ḥū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
a stone	אֶ֛בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
and put	וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
it under him	תַחְתָּ֖יו	ṯaḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
and he sat	וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on it	עָלֶ֑יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
Then Aaron	וְאַהֲרֹ֨ן	wə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and Hur	וְח֜וּר	wə·ḥūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2354 Chur
held	תָּֽמְכ֣וּ	tā·mə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8551 grasp, support, attain
his hands up	בְיָדָ֗יו	ḇə·yā·ḏāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
one	מִזֶּ֤ה	miz·zeh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
on each	אֶחָד֙	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
side	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
so that his hands	יָדָ֛יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
remained	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
steady	אֱמוּנָ֖ה	’ĕ·mū·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the sun	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
went down	בֹּ֥א	bō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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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.