Exodus 17:11
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And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
In other translations
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it wasH1961כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust whenH834יָרִיםyarimhe lifted upH7311מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027וְגָבַרvegavarand it prevailedH1396יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְכַאֲשֶׁרvekha'asherand just whenH834יָנִיחַyaniachhe gave restH5117יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027וְגָבַרvegavarand it prevailedH1396עֲמָלֵק׃'amalekAmalekH6002
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Timothy 2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
- James 5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- Psalm 56:9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
- Luke 18:1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
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