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Exodus 17:15–16

15 And Moses lbuilt an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, 16 saying, “A hand upon the throne3 of the Lord! kThe Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

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Exodus 17:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, “Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the Lord, the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: 16 For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Exodus 17:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”). 16 He said, “They have raised their fist against the Lord’s throne, so now the Lord will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-Lord-Is-My-Banner; 16 for he said, “Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 Then Moses built an altar and named it The Lord Is My Banner. 16 Moses said, “I lifted my hands toward the Lord’s throne. The Lord will fight against the Amalekites forever.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi; 16 And he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Exodus 17:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi. 16 And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!

Exodus 17:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord Is My Banner. 16 He said, “Because a hand was lifted against the Lord’s throne,he will be at war against the Amalekites from one generation to the next.” 

Exodus 17:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 And Moses built an altar and named it, “The Lord Is My Banner.” 16 He said, “Indeed, my hand is lifted up toward the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 And Moses built an altar and called it, The Lord is my banner. 16 He said, “A hand upon the banner of the Lord! The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 And Moses built an altar, and he called its name Yahweh Is My Banner. 16 And he said, “Because a hand was against the throne of Yah, a war will be for Yahweh with Amalek from generation to generation.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 Then Moses built an altar. He called it The Lord Is My Banner. 16 He said, “I raised my hands toward the throne of the Lord. The Lord will fight against the Amalekites for all time to come.”

Exodus 17:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 Moses built an altar and named it The Lord is My Banner;

16 and he said, “The Lord has sworn; the Lord will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”


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