Exodus 17:16

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For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

In other translations

For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559כִּי־ki-thatH3588יָדyada handH3027עַל־'al-onH5921כֵּסkes[the] throne ofH3676יָהּyahYahwehH3050מִלְחָמָהmilchamahwarH4421לַיהוָהlayahweh[will belong] to YahwehH3068בַּעֲמָלֵקba'amalekwith AmalekH6002מִדֹּרmidorfrom generationH1755דֹּר׃ פdorgenerationH1755

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

Places: Amalek

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