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Exodus 17:13

What does Exodus 17:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 17:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the sword.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people by the mouth of the sword.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Josue put Amalec and his people to flight, by the edge of the sword.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Joshua broke the power of Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

Context

v.12But 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.

v.13This passage

v.14and Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 11:12

    And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.

  • Joshua 10:32

    and Jehovah delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel; and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

  • Joshua 10:28

    And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof: he utterly destroyed them and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho.

  • Joshua 10:42

    And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

  • Joshua 10:37

    and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.

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