Exodus
Exodus 17:14
14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Write this | כְּתֹ֨ב | kə·ṯōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| on a scroll | בַּסֵּ֔פֶר | bas·sê·p̄er | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| as a reminder | זִכָּרוֹן֙ | zik·kā·rō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H2146 memorial, remembrance |
| and recite | וְשִׂ֖ים | wə·śîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| it to Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will utterly blot out | מָחֹ֤ה | mā·ḥōh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4229 wipe, wipe out |
| the memory | זֵ֣כֶר | zê·ḵer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2143 remembrance, memorial |
| of Amalek | עֲמָלֵ֔ק | ‘ă·mā·lêq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| from under | מִתַּ֖חַת | mit·ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m | H8478 the under part |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
Cross-references
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Exodus 34:27 · 1 Samuel 30:17 · 1 Samuel 30:1 · Numbers 24:20 · Numbers 33:2 · Deuteronomy 25:17–19 · 2 Samuel 8:12 · 1 Samuel 15:2–3 · Exodus 12:14 · Exodus 13:9 · 1 Samuel 15:7–8 · Exodus 24:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.