¹⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write^c this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out^d the name of Amalek^e from under heaven.”

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

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Exodus 17:15: And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner…

Footnotes

cOr to
dThe meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

Cross references

c Ex 24:4; 34:27; Nu 33:2; Dt 31:9; Job 19:23; Isa 30:8; Jer 36:2; 45:1; 51:60
d Ex 32:33; Dt 29:20; Job 18:17; Ps 9:5; 34:16; 109:15; Eze 18:4
ever 13; See Ge 36:12; Nu 24:7; Jdg 3:13; 1 Sa 30:17–18; Ps 83:7
fSee Ge 8:20
gSee Ge 22:14
h Nu 24:7; 1 Sa 15:8, 32; 1 Ch 4:43; Est 3:1; 8:3; 9:24
i Est 9:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, saying, “A hand upon the throne of the Lord! The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord then said to Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.”

And Moses built an altar and named it, “The Lord Is My Banner.” 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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

After the victory, the Lord instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”). 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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in the scroll and recite it in the hearing of Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.”

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

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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