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Exodus 17:8–9

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¶ Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
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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From verse 8

  1. Deuteronomy 25:17–19Rank 1 from verse 8
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    17¶ Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

    18How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

    19Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

  2. Genesis 36:12Rank 2 from verse 8
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    12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

  3. 1 Samuel 15:2Rank 3 from verse 8
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    2Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

  4. 1 Samuel 30:1Rank 4 from verse 8
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    1AND it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

  5. Numbers 24:20Rank 5 from verse 8
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    20¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

  6. Genesis 36:16Rank 6 from verse 8
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    16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

  7. Psalms 83:7Rank 7 from verse 8
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    7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

From verse 9

  1. Deuteronomy 32:44Rank 1 from verse 9
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    44¶ And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.

  2. Exodus 24:13Rank 2 from verse 9
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    13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

  3. Exodus 4:20Rank 3 from verse 9
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    20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

  4. Exodus 4:2Rank 4 from verse 9
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    2And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

  5. Hebrews 4:8Rank 5 from verse 9
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    8For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

  6. Acts 7:45Rank 6 from verse 9
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    45Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

  7. Exodus 17:13Rank 7 from verse 9
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    13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

  8. Numbers 11:28Rank 8 from verse 9
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    28And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

  9. Numbers 31:3–4Rank 9 from verse 9
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    3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.

    4Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

  10. Numbers 13:16Rank 10 from verse 9
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    16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

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Exodus 17:8

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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Exodus 17:9

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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fight

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Sense 1: A battle, struggle, or contest. Sense 2: As a verb, to contend.

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morrow

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The next day or the time following the present day, and by extension a coming or future time.

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stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

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COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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17:8¶ Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

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17:9And 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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17:10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

17:11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

17:12But 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.

17:13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

17:14And 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.

17:15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:

17:16For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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