Exo 17 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 6 departed 1 all 2 the 3 congregation 4 of the sons 5 of Israel] from out of the wilderness of Sin, according to their camps, through the saying of the lord . And they camped in Rephidim. [ 2 there was no 1 But] water for the people to drink.

Exodus 17

CHAPTER 17 Moses Strikes the Rock at Horeb

1 And [⁶departed ¹all ²the ³congregation ⁴of the sons ⁵of Israel] from out of the wilderness of Sin, according to their camps, through the saying of the lord. And they camped in Rephidim. [²there was no ¹But] water for the people to drink. 2 And [³reviled ¹the ²people] against Moses, saying, Give to us water! that we may drink. And [²said ³to them ¹Moses], Why do you revile me? And why do you test the lord? 3 [⁴thirsted ¹And ⁵there ²the ³people] for water. And [³complained ¹the ²people] against Moses, saying, Why is this that you hauled us from out of Egypt to kill us, and our children, and the cattle by thirst? 4 [³yelled ¹And ²Moses] to the lord, saying, What should I do with this people? Yet in a little while and they will cast stones at me. 5 And the lord said to Moses, Go before this people! and take with yourself some of the elders of the people, and the rod in which you struck the river! Take it in your hand and go! 6 Behold, I stand there, before your coming upon the rock in Horeb. And you shall strike the rock, and shall come forth from out of it water, and [³shall drink ¹the ²people]. [³did ¹And ²Moses] thus before the sons of Israel. 7 And he named the name of that place -- Test and Reviling; on account of the reviling of the sons of Israel, and on account of the testing the lord, saying, Is the lord with us or not?

Amalek Wages War with Israel

8 [³came ¹And ²Amalek] and waged war against Israel in Rephidim. 9 [³said ¹And ²Moses] to Joshua, Choose for yourself [²men ¹mighty], and going forth deploy against Amalek tomorrow! And behold, I shall stand upon the top of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand. 10 And Joshua did as [²told ³to him ¹Moses]. And going forth he deployed against Amalek. And Moses and Aaron and Hur ascended upon the top of the hill. 11 And it happened whenever Moses lifted up the hands, Israel grew strong. But whenever he lowered his hands, Amalek grew strong. 12 And the hands of Moses became heavy. And taking a stone they placed it under him, and he sat down upon it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands; here one and there one. And [⁴were ¹the ²hands ³of Moses] supported until the descent of the sun. 13 And Joshua routed Amalek, and all his people by a carnage of the sword. 14 [³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a scroll, and put it unto the ears of Joshua! For as ointment I will wipe away the memorial of Amalek from under heaven. 15 And Moses built an altar to the lord, and named the name of it, The lord My Refuge, 16 for with [²hand ¹a hidden] the lord wages war against Amalek from generations unto generations.