Exo 17:13 | NET2full | STEP | So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword .

‏ Exodus 17:13

13 So Joshua destroyed ^{▼▼tn The verb means “disabled, weakened, prostrated.” It is used a couple of times in the Bible to describe how man dies and is powerless (see Job 14:10; Isa 14:12).} Amalek and his army ^{▼▼tn Or “people.”} with the sword. ^{▼▼tn Heb “mouth of the sword.” It means as the sword devours—without quarter (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 159).}