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Exodus 17:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Exodus 17:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 17:1223 words
HebrewMeaning
וִ/ידֵ֤יwiydēy
and the hands ofconjH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
מֹשֶׁה֙mōšeh
MosesnounH4872
כְּבֵדִ֔יםkəbēdiym
were heavyadjH3515
grievous · hard · heavy · laden ···
וַ/יִּקְחוּwayiqəḥw
and they tookconjH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
אֶ֛בֶןʾeben
a stonenounH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
וַ/יָּשִׂ֥ימוּwayāśiymw
and they put itconjH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
תַחְתָּ֖י/וtaḥətāyw
under himpronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁבwayēšeb
and he satconjH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
עָלֶ֑י/הָʿāleyhā
on itpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
וְ/אַהֲרֹ֨ןwəʾahărōn
and AaronconjH175
וְ/ח֜וּרwəḥwr
and HurconjH2354
תָּֽמְכ֣וּtāməkw
they supportedverbH8551
up-) hold · maintain · retain · stay
בְ/יָדָ֗י/וbəyādāyw
hands hispronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
מִ/זֶּ֤הmizeh
from thispronH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
אֶחָד֙ʾeḥād
oneadjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
וּ/מִ/זֶּ֣הwmizeh
and from thisconjH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
אֶחָ֔דʾeḥād
oneadjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
וַ/יְהִ֥יwayəhiy
and it wasconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
יָדָ֛י/וyādāyw
hands hisnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
אֱמוּנָ֖הʾĕmwnāh
were steadinessnounH530
-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···
עַדʿad
untilpronH5704
and · as · at · before ···
בֹּ֥אbōʾ
wentverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁhašāmeš
the sunparticleH8121
east side · west · window. See also
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Aaron and Hur Holding Up the Hands
Moses' hands grew weary while holding the staff up during battle, so Aaron and Hur found a stone, sat him on it, and each held up one of his hands. The Israelites won as long as his hands stayed raise...
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