Exodus
Exodus 17:16
16“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| a hand | יָד֙ | yāḏ | Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| was lifted up toward | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the throne | כֵּ֣ס | kês | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3676 |
| of the LORD | יָ֔הּ | yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3050 Jah |
| The LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will war | מִלְחָמָ֥ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against Amalek | בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק | ba·‘ă·mā·lêq | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| from generation | מִדֹּ֖ר | mid·dōr | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| to generation | דֹּֽר׃פ | dōr | Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
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