Exodus 17:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.”

Exodus 17:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 17:1112 words

וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

יָרִיםyārîmBe high

מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses

יָדוֹyādwōHand

וְגָבַרwəgāvarAnd be strong

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וְכַאֲשֶׁרwəḵaʾăšerAnd like who

יָנִיחַyānîḥaRest

יָדוֹyādwōHand

וְגָבַרwəgāvarAnd be strong

עֲמָלֵקʿămālēqAmalek

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

יָרִיםyārîmBe high

מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses

יָדוֹyādwōHand

וְגָבַרwəgāvarAnd be strong

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וְכַאֲשֶׁרwəḵaʾăšerAnd like who

יָנִיחַyānîḥaRest

יָדוֹyādwōHand

וְגָבַרwəgāvarAnd be strong

עֲמָלֵקʿămālēqAmalek

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