Exodus 17:9 Go deeper
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And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 1
מֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 3
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'Joshua
Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (ye.ho.shu.a) · Strong's: H3091G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joshua
Used 204 times. Also: Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 32:17, Exodus 33:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3091G; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 4
בְּחַר\־be.char-choose
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5, Numbers 16:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 5
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.Shimmen
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 6
וְצֵ֖אve.Tze'and go out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 7
הִלָּחֵ֣םhi.la.Chemfight
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 21:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 8
בַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.Lekagainst Amalek
Lemma: עֲמָלֵק (a.ma.leq) · Strong's: H6002G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Amalek
Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:11, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6002G; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 9
מָחָ֗רma.Chartomorrow
Lemma: מָחָר (ma.char) · Strong's: H4279
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tomorrow
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Exodus 8:10, Exodus 8:23, Exodus 8:29, Exodus 9:5, Exodus 9:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4279; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 10
אָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiI
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 11
נִצָּב֙ni.Tzav[will be] standing
Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to stand
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 12
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 13
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] top of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 14
הַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'Ahthe hill
Lemma: גִּבְעָה (giv.ah) · Strong's: H1389I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hill
Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 33:15, Judges 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1389I; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 15
וּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.Tehand [the] staff of
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: rod
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 16
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 17
בְּיָדִֽי\׃be.ya.Di[will be] in hand my
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 17:9 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Joshua | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| Choose | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| some of our men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| and go out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| to fight | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| the Amalekites | → | עֲמָלֵק H6002G Amalek |
| Tomorrow | → | מָחָר H4279 tomorrow |
| I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| will stand | → | נָצַב H5324 to stand |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the hilltop | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| . . . | → | גִּבְעָה H1389I hill |
| with the staff | → | מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| in my hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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