Exodus
Exodus 17:9
9So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Moses | מֹשֶׁ֤ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| 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 |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| Choose | בְּחַר־ | bə·ḥar- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| some of our men | אֲנָשִׁ֔ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| and go out | וְצֵ֖א | wə·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to fight | הִלָּחֵ֣ם | hil·lā·ḥêm | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| the Amalekites | בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק | ba·‘ă·mā·lêq | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| Tomorrow | מָחָ֗ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| I | אָנֹכִ֤י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will stand | נִצָּב֙ | niṣ·ṣāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the hilltop | רֹ֣אשׁ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| with the staff | וּמַטֵּ֥ה | ū·maṭ·ṭêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| in my hand | בְּיָדִֽי׃ | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 32:44 · Exodus 4:20 · Exodus 24:13 · Exodus 4:2 · Hebrews 4:8 · Numbers 31:3–4 · Numbers 11:28 · Acts 7:45 · Exodus 17:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.