Exodus 17

Revised Geneva Translation

17 And all the Congregation of the children of Israel departed from the wilderness of Sin (breaking camp at the Commandment of the LORD), and camped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

² Therefore, the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, so that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you tempt the LORD?”

³ So the people thirsted for water there; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt like this, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”

⁴ And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, “What shall I do to this people? For they are almost ready to stone me.”

⁵ And the LORD answered Moses, “Go before the people; and take the elders of Israel with you. And take in your hand your rod with which you struck the river; and go.

⁶ “Behold, I will stand there before you upon the rock in Horeb. And you shall strike the rock and water shall come out of it, so that the people may drink.” And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.

⁷ And he called the name of the place, “Massah” and “Meribah”, because of the contention of the children of Israel and because they had tempted the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

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

⁹ And Moses said to Joshua, “Pick out men for us, and go fight with Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.”

¹⁰ So, Joshua did as Moses commanded him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur, went up to the top of the hill.

¹¹ And when Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed. But when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed.

¹² Now, Moses’ hands were heavy. Therefore, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it. And Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and the other on the other side. So, his hands were steady until the the sun went down.

¹³ And Joshua weakened Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

¹⁴ And the LORD said to Moses, “Write this for a remembrance in the book, and recount it to Joshua. For I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under Heaven.”

¹⁵ And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, “Jehovah Nissi” (the LORD is my Banner).

¹⁶ Also, he said, “The LORD has sworn that He will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”