<h3>Water From the Rock</h3>17 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?” 3 But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” 4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.” 5 The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?” <h3>The Amalekites Defeated</h3> 8 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.” 10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword. 14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, “Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the Lord, the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.”

Exodus 17:1

The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin,<cr>1</cr> traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim,<cr>2</cr> but there was no water<cr>3</cr> for the people to drink.

So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water<cr>1</cr> to drink.”<cr>2</cr> <pb/>Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”<cr>3</cr>

Exodus 17:2

But the people were thirsty<cr>1</cr> for water there, and they grumbled<cr>2</cr> against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die<cr>3</cr> of thirst?”

Exodus 17:3

Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone<cr>1</cr> me.”

Exodus 17:4

The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff<cr>1</cr> with which you struck the Nile,<cr>2</cr> and go.

Exodus 17:5

I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.<cr>1</cr> Strike<cr>2</cr> the rock, and water<cr>3</cr> will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Exodus 17:6

And he called the place Massah<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> and Meribah<ft>2</ft><cr>2</cr> because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Exodus 17:7

Exodus 17:8

The Amalekites<cr>1</cr> came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.<cr>2</cr>

Moses said to Joshua,<cr>1</cr> “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff<cr>2</cr> of God in my hands.”

Exodus 17:9

So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur<cr>1</cr> went to the top of the hill.

Exodus 17:10

As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning,<cr>1</cr> but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.

Exodus 17:11

When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.<cr>1</cr>

Exodus 17:12

So Joshua overcame the Amalekite<cr>1</cr> army with the sword.

Exodus 17:13

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write<cr>1</cr> this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out<cr>2</cr> the name of Amalek<cr>3</cr> from under heaven.”

Exodus 17:14

Moses built an altar<cr>1</cr> and called<cr>2</cr> it The Lord is my Banner.

Exodus 17:15

He said, “Because hands were lifted up against<ft>1</ft> the throne of the Lord,<ft>2</ft> the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites<cr>1</cr> from generation to generation.”<cr>2</cr>

Exodus 17:16

 1 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin,   traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim,   but there was no water   for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water   to drink.”   Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”   3 But the people were thirsty   for water there, and they grumbled   against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die   of thirst?” 4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone   me.” 5 The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff   with which you struck the Nile,   and go. 6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.   Strike   the rock, and water   will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the place Massah    and Meribah    because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?” 8 The Amalekites   came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.   9 Moses said to Joshua,   “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff   of God in my hands.” 10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur   went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning,   but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.   13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite   army with the sword. 14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write   this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out   the name of Amalek   from under heaven.” 15 Moses built an altar   and called   it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, “Because hands were lifted up against  the throne of the Lord,  the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites   from generation to generation.”  

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