Exodus 17:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 17:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֹשֶׁ֤ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
בְּחַר
bâchar
H977
to choose
לָ֣נוּ
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְצֵ֖א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הִלָּחֵ֣ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק
ʻĂmâlêq
H6002
Amalek
מָחָ֗ר
mâchâr
H4279
tomorrow
אָנֹכִ֤י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
נִצָּב֙
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַגִּבְעָ֔ה
gibʻâh
H1389
hill
וּמַטֵּ֥ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּיָדִֽי
yâd
H3027
hand
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses said to Joshua, "Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God's rod in my hand."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out. Fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will be stationed on top of the hill, and the staff of God will be in my hand.”
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