Exodus 17:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Exodus 17:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 17:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Yah has sworn: ‘Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’””
Exodus 17:16 — World English Bible
Exodus 17:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. ”
Exodus 17:16 — American Standard Version
Exodus 17:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saith, `Because a hand <FI>is<Fi> on the throne of Jah, war <FI>is<Fi> to Jehovah with Amalek from generation--generation.'”
Exodus 17:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 17:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation! ”
Exodus 17:16 — Darby Translation
Exodus 17:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also he said, The Lord hath sworne, that he will haue warre with Amalek from generation to generation. ”
Exodus 17:16 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 17:16 in Context — Exodus 17
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.
What Does Exodus 17:16 Mean?
Exodus 17:16 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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