Exodus 17:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר אָֽמַר־לוֹ֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן וְח֔וּר עָל֖וּ רֹ֥אשׁ הַגִּבְעָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wa-yaʿaś yəhôshûaʿ as ʾāmar-to-him mōsheh to-ləhillāḥēm against-ʿămālēq and-mōsheh ʾahărōn and-ḥûr ʿālû rōʾsh the-gibʿāh.

Grammar Details

*wa-yaʿaś*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he did
*yəhôshûaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said
*mōsheh*: proper noun - Moses
*ləhillāḥēm*: preposition + niphal infinitive construct - to fight
*ʿămālēq*: proper noun - Amalek
*ʾahărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
*ḥûr*: proper noun - Hur
*ʿālû*: qal perfect 3rd person plural - they went up
*rōʾsh*: masculine singular construct - head/top of
*gibʿāh*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the hill

Word Meanings

*wa-yaʿaś*: did/made/performed
*ʾāmar*: said/spoke/commanded
*ləhillāḥēm*: to fight/to do battle/to wage war
*ʿālû*: went up/ascended/climbed
*rōʾsh*: head/top/summit
*gibʿāh*: hill/height

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 24:14 : 14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.
Exod 31:2 : 2 See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
Josh 11:15 : 15 As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
John 2:5 : 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever {G302} he saith unto you, do it.
John 15:14 : 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
Exod 17:12 : 12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 17:8-9
2 verses
89%
8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
9And 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 my hand.
Exod 17:11-16
6 verses
86%
11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
14And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;
16and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exod 24:13-15
3 verses
80%
13And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.
15And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
Num 27:22-23
2 verses
74%
22And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
23and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as Jehovah spake by Moses.
Num 17:11
73%
11Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Num 20:27
73%
27And Moses did as Jehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
Josh 10:36
73%
36And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
Num 14:44-45
2 verses
72%
44But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
45Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite who dwelt in that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah.
Exod 19:3
71%
3And Moses went up unto God, and Jehovah called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
Deut 25:17
71%
17Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt;
Deut 31:7
71%
7And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of good courage: for thou shalt go with this people into the land which Jehovah hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
Exod 32:17
71%
17And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
Num 32:20
71%
20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,
Num 14:25-26
2 verses
71%
25Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley: to-morrow turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.
26And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num 14:13
71%
13And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;
Deut 31:14
71%
14And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
Josh 10:7
70%
7So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
Josh 11:15
70%
15As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Num 32:28
70%
28So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel.
Exod 24:18
70%
18And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
Exod 7:6
70%
6And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they.
Num 31:3
70%
3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah's vengeance on Midian.
Deut 31:23
70%
23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Josh 11:12
70%
12And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.
Josh 1:17
70%
17According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only Jehovah thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
Exod 17:5
69%
5And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.
Num 20:9
69%
9And Moses took the rod from before Jehovah, as he commanded him.
Exod 19:17
69%
17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Exod 40:16
69%
16Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.