Exodus 17:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
Exodus 17:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 17:1611 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
יָדyādHand
עַלʿalAbove
כֵּסkēsSworn.
יָהּyāhJah
מִלְחָמָהmiləḥāmāhBattle
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD
בַּעֲמָלֵקbaʿămālēqIn Amalek
מִדֹּרmidōrFrom revolution
דֹּרdōrRevolution
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