Exodus

Chapter 17

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּise'u kּal-'ada֨t bּeneֽy-yishsera'e֧l mimּidebּar-si֛yn lemase'eyhe֖m 'al-pּi֣y yehva֑h vaֽyּachanu֙ bּirepiydi֔ym ve'e֥yn ma֖yim lishshetּo֥t ha'aֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The entire Israelite community left the Desert of Sin, travelling from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

וַ֠יִּסְעוּ כָּל־עֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל מִמִּדְבַּר־סִ֛ין לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בִּרְפִידִ֔ים וְאֵ֥ין מַ֖יִם לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת הָעָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤reb ha'am֙ 'im-moshshe֔h vayּo֣'mer֔u tּenu-la֥nu ma֖yim venishshetּe֑h vayּo֤'mer lahem֙ moshshe֔h mah-tּeriybun֙ 'imּadi֔y mah-tּenasּ֖un 'et-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So they quarrelled with Moses and demanded, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied, "Why are you arguing with me? Why are you putting the LORD to the test?"

וַיָּ֤רֶב הָעָם֙ עִם־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ תְּנוּ־לָ֥נוּ מַ֖יִם וְנִשְׁתֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה מַה־תְּרִיבוּן֙ עִמָּדִ֔י מַה־תְּנַסּ֖וּן אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitzema֨ shsha֤m ha'am֙ lamּa֔yim vayּa֥len ha'a֖m 'al-moshshe֑h vayּo֗'mer la֤mּah zּeh֙ he'eliyta֣nu mimּitzera֔yim lehami֥yt 'oti֛y ve'et-bּana֥y ve'et-miqena֖y bּatzּamaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the people were very thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?"

וַיִּצְמָ֨א שָׁ֤ם הָעָם֙ לַמַּ֔יִם וַיָּ֥לֶן הָעָ֖ם עַל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לְהָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֛י וְאֶת־בָּנַ֥י וְאֶת־מִקְנַ֖י בַּצָּמָֽא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitze'a֤q moshsheh֙ 'el-yehva֣h le'mo֔r ma֥h 'e'eshse֖h la'a֣m hazּe֑h '֥od me'a֖t useqaluֽniy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."

וַיִּצְעַ֤ק מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה ע֥וֹד מְעַ֖ט וּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yehva֜h 'el-moshshe֗h 'abor֙ lipene֣y ha'a֔m veqa֥ch 'itּeka֖ mizּiqene֣y yishsera'e֑l umatּeka֗ 'ashshe֨r hikּi֤yta bּo֙ 'et-haye'o֔r qa֥ch bּeyadeka֖ vehalaֽketּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the LORD answered Moses, "Go out in front of the people. Take some of the elders of Israel with you, and take the staff in your hand that you struck the Nile River with, and go."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲבֹר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם וְקַ֥ח אִתְּךָ֖ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמַטְּךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכִּ֤יתָ בּוֹ֙ אֶת־הַיְאֹ֔ר קַ֥ח בְּיָדְךָ֖ וְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hineni֣y 'omed֩ lepane֨yka shshּa֥m ׀ 'aֽl-hatzּur֮ bּechoreb֒ vehikּi֣yta batzּ֗ur veyatze'֥u mimּe֛nּu ma֖yim veshshata֣h ha'a֑m vayּa֤'ashs kּen֙ moshshe֔h le'eyne֖y ziqene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

הִנְנִ֣י עֹמֵד֩ לְפָנֶ֨יךָ שָּׁ֥ם ׀ עַֽל־הַצּוּר֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ וְהִכִּ֣יתָ בַצּ֗וּר וְיָצְא֥וּ מִמֶּ֛נּוּ מַ֖יִם וְשָׁתָ֣ה הָעָ֑ם וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֵּן֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera'֙ shshe֣m hamּaq֔om masּa֖h umeriyba֑h 'al-ri֣yb ׀ bּene֣y yishsera'e֗l ve'a֨l nasּota֤m 'et-yehvah֙ le'mo֔r haye֧shsh yehva֛h bּeqirebּe֖nu 'im-'aֽyin׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)He called the place [1] (Massah) and [2] (Meribah) because the Israelites argued and because they tested the LORD by saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

וַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֔וֹם מַסָּ֖ה וּמְרִיבָ֑ה עַל־רִ֣יב ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְעַ֨ל נַסֹּתָ֤ם אֶת־יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲיֵ֧שׁ יְהוָ֛ה בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ אִם־אָֽיִן׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֖ 'amale֑q vayּilּa֥chem 'im-yishsera'e֖l bּirepiydiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.

וַיָּבֹ֖א עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּרְפִידִֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer moshshe֤h 'el-yehoshshu֨'a֙ bּechar-la֣nu 'anashshi֔ym vetze֖ hilּache֣m bּa'amale֑q macha֗r 'anoki֤y nitzּab֙ 'al-ro֣'shsh hagּibe'a֔h umatּe֥h ha'elohi֖ym bּeyadiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֤ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ בְּחַר־לָ֣נוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְצֵ֖א הִלָּחֵ֣ם בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק מָחָ֗ר אָנֹכִ֤י נִצָּב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַגִּבְעָ֔ה וּמַטֵּ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣'ashs yehoshshu֗'a kּa'ashshe֤r 'aֽmar-lo֙ moshshe֔h lehilּache֖m bּa'amale֑q umoshsheh֙ 'aharo֣n vech֔ur 'al֖u ro֥'shsh hagּibe'aֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Joshua fought the Amalekites exactly as Moses had ordered, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר אָֽמַר־לוֹ֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן וְח֔וּר עָל֖וּ רֹ֥אשׁ הַגִּבְעָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֗h kּa'ashshe֨r yari֥ym moshshe֛h yad֖o vegaba֣r yishsera'e֑l veka'ashshe֥r yani֛ycha yad֖o vegaba֥r 'amaleֽq׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he let his hands down, the Amalekites started winning.

וְהָיָ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥ים מֹשֶׁ֛ה יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנִ֛יחַ יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֥ר עֲמָלֵֽק׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): viyde֤y moshsheh֙ kּebedi֔ym vayּiqechu-'e֛ben vayּashsi֥ymu tachetּa֖yv vayּe֣shsheb 'ale֑yha ve'aharo֨n vech֜ur tּaֽmek֣u beyada֗yv mizּe֤h 'echad֙ umizּe֣h 'echa֔d vayehi֥y yada֛yv 'emuna֖h 'ad-bּo֥ hashshּaֽmeshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on one side, one on the other, so that his hands remained steady until sunset.

וִידֵ֤י מֹשֶׁה֙ כְּבֵדִ֔ים וַיִּקְחוּ־אֶ֛בֶן וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ תַחְתָּ֖יו וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב עָלֶ֑יהָ וְאַהֲרֹ֨ן וְח֜וּר תָּֽמְכ֣וּ בְיָדָ֗יו מִזֶּ֤ה אֶחָד֙ וּמִזֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י יָדָ֛יו אֱמוּנָ֖ה עַד־בֹּ֥א הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּachalo֧shsh yehoshshu֛'a 'et-'amale֥q ve'et-'amּ֖o lepiy-chaֽreb׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)In this way, Joshua defeated the Amalekite army with the sword.

וַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁ יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֥ק וְאֶת־עַמּ֖וֹ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yehva֜h 'el-moshshe֗h kּeto֨b zo֤'t zikּaron֙ bּasּe֔per veshsi֖ym bּe'azene֣y yehoshshu֑'a kּiֽy-macho֤h 'emecheh֙ 'et-ze֣ker 'amale֔q mitּa֖chat hashshּamaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה כְּתֹ֨ב זֹ֤את זִכָּרוֹן֙ בַּסֵּ֔פֶר וְשִׂ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ כִּֽי־מָחֹ֤ה אֶמְחֶה֙ אֶת־זֵ֣כֶר עֲמָלֵ֔ק מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֥ben moshshe֖h mizebּe֑cha vayּiqera֥ shshem֖o yehva֥h ׀ nisּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses built an altar and called it [3] (the LORD Nissi).

וַיִּ֥בֶן מֹשֶׁ֖ה מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ נִסִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer kּiֽy-yad֙ 'al-kּe֣s ya֔hּ milechama֥h layhva֖h bּaֽ'amale֑q midּo֖r dּoֽr׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)He said, "Hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD. the LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation."

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־יָד֙ עַל־כֵּ֣ס יָ֔הּ מִלְחָמָ֥ה לַיהוָ֖ה בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק מִדֹּ֖ר דֹּֽר׃פ