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Exodus 17:16 KJV
Exodus · chapter 17 · verse 16
For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.Exodus 17:16 · King James Version
Exodus 17:16 in context
14And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
16For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- generationdôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
- AmalekʻĂmâlêqAmalek, a descendant of EsauH6002 →
- swornyâda handH3027 →
- swornkêç{a flagH3676 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYâhhJah, the sacred nameH3050 →
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We have here the story of the war with Amalek, which, we may suppose, was the first that was recorded in the book of the wars of the Lord, Num 21:14. Amalek was the first of the nations that Israel fought with, Num 24:20. Observe, I. Amalek's attempt: They came out, and fought with Israel, Exo 17:8.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-16