Exodus 17
17
Water from a Rock
1And all the community of the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” set out from the desert of Sin for their journeys according to the command of Yahweh, and they camped in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. 2And the people quarreled with Moses, and they said, “Give us water so that we can drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?” 3And the people thirsted for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why ever#Or “at all”; literally “this” did you bring us up from Egypt to kill me#The unexpected switch to first-person singular pronouns reflects the fact that the question summarizes a host of angry accusations and self-centered concern and my sons and my cattle with thirst?”
4And Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, “What will I do with this people? A little longer and they will stone me.” 5And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go on before the people and take with you some from the elders of Israel, and the staff with which you struck the Nile take in your hand, and go. 6Look, I will be standing before you there on the rock in Horeb, and you will strike the rock, and water will come out from it, and the people will drink.”
And Moses did so before the eyes of the elders of Israel. 7And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” and because of their testing Yahweh by saying, “Is Yahweh in our midst or not?”
Battle with the Amalekites
8And Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight against Amalek tomorrow. I will be standing on the top of the hill, and the staff of God will be in my hand.”
10And Joshua did as Moses had said to him to fight with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11And#Literally “and it would be” when Moses raised his hand, Israel would prevail, but when he rested his hand, Amalek would prevail. 12But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it; Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on each side,#Or “one on one side and one on the other”; literally “one from this and one from this” and his hands were steady until sundown.#Literally “the coming in of the sun” 13And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.#Literally “mouth of the sword”
14And Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in the scroll and recite it in the hearing of#Literally “and put in the ears of” Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.”
15And Moses built an altar, and he called its name Yahweh Is My Banner. 16And he said, “Because a hand was against the throne of Yah,#Or “indeed a hand on the throne of Yah”; the phrase is unclear a war will be for Yahweh with Amalek from generation to generation.”
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Exodus 17
17
The Lord Gives Water from a Rock
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Nu 20.2-13. The Israelites left the desert and moved from one place to another each time the Lord ordered them to. Once they camped at Rephidim,#17.1 Rephidim: The last stopping place for the Israelites between the Red Sea and Mount Sinai; the exact location is not known. but there was no water for them to drink.
2The people started complaining to Moses, “Give us some water!”
Moses replied, “Why are you complaining to me and trying to put the Lord to the test?”
3But the people were thirsty and kept on complaining, “Moses, did you bring us out of Egypt just to let us and our families and our animals die of thirst?”
4Then Moses prayed to the Lord, “What am I going to do with these people? They are about to stone me to death!”
5The Lord answered, “Take some of the leaders with you and go ahead of the rest of the people. Also take along the walking stick with which you struck the Nile River. 6When you get to the rock at Mount Sinai,#17.6 Sinai: The Hebrew text has “Horeb,” another name for Sinai. I will be there with you. Strike the rock with the stick, and water will pour out for the people to drink.” Moses did this while the leaders watched.
7The people had complained and tested the Lord by asking, “Is the Lord really with us?” So Moses named that place Massah, which means “testing” and Meribah, which means “complaining.”
Israel Defeats the Amalekites
8When the Israelites were at Rephidim, they were attacked by the Amalekites. 9So Moses told Joshua, “Have some men ready to attack the Amalekites tomorrow. I will stand on a hilltop, holding this walking stick that has the power of God.”
10Joshua led the attack as Moses had commanded, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur stood on the hilltop. 11The Israelites out-fought the Amalekites as long as Moses held up his arms, but they started losing whenever he lowered them. 12After a while, his arms were so tired that Aaron and Hur got a rock for him to sit on. Then they stood beside him and supported his arms in the same position until sunset. 13That's how Joshua defeated the Amalekites.
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Dt 25.17-19; 1 S 15.2-9. Afterwards, the Lord said to Moses, “Write an account of this victory and read it to Joshua. I want the Amalekites to be forgotten forever.”
15Moses built an altar and named it “The Lord Gives Me Victory.” 16Then Moses explained, “This is because I depended on the Lord.#17.16 This … Lord: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. But in future generations, the Lord will fight the Amalekites again and again.”
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