Exodus 17:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH–nissi:”

Exodus 17:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 17:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 17:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moses built an altar, and called its name “Yahweh our Banner”.”

Exodus 17:15 — World English Bible

Exodus 17:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi; ”

Exodus 17:15 — American Standard Version

Exodus 17:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Moses buildeth an altar, and calleth its name Jehovah-Nissi,”

Exodus 17:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 17:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi. ”

Exodus 17:15 — Darby Translation

Exodus 17:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(And Moses builte an altar and called the name of it, Iehouah-nissi)”

Exodus 17:15 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 17:15 in Context — Exodus 17

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

14 And 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.

15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH–nissi:

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

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What Does Exodus 17:15 Mean?

Exodus 17:15 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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