CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Exodus 17:14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/exodus/17-14.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/20/02_Exo_17_14.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Exodus 17:14 - The Defeat of the Amalekites" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="Then the LORD said to Moses, Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/exodus/17-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/exodus/17-14.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/exodus/">Exodus</a> > <a href="/exodus/17.htm">Chapter 17</a> > Verse 14</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad14.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/exodus/17-13.htm" title="Exodus 17:13">◄</a> Exodus 17:14 <a href="/exodus/17-15.htm" title="Exodus 17:15">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/exodus/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/exodus/17.htm">New International Version</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, &#8220Write 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.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/exodus/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> After the victory, the LORD instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/esv/exodus/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/bsb/exodus/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/kjv/exodus/17.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/17.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/nasb/exodus/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, &#8220Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this in a book as a memorial, and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/lsb/exodus/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it in Joshua’s hearing, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/amp/exodus/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this in the book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek [and his people] from under heaven.” <a href="/csb/exodus/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD then said to Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD then said to Moses, &#8220Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. <a href="/cev/exodus/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Afterwards, the LORD said to Moses, "Write an account of this victory and read it to Joshua. I want the Amalekites to be forgotten forever." <a href="/erv/exodus/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. <a href="/gwt/exodus/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD said to Moses, "Write this reminder on a scroll, and make sure that Joshua hears it, too: I will completely erase any memory of the Amalekites from the earth." <a href="/gnt/exodus/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write an account of this victory, so that it will be remembered. Tell Joshua that I will completely destroy the Amalekites." <a href="/isv/exodus/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the LORD told Moses, "Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua: 'I'll certainly wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven.'" <a href="/msb/exodus/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, ?Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.? <a href="/net/exodus/17.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in Joshua's hearing; for I will surely wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. <a href="/nheb/exodus/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial on a scroll, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky." <a href="/wbt/exodus/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. <a href="/web/exodus/17.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says to Moses, “Write this, a memorial in a Scroll, and set [it] in the ears of Joshua, that I utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens”; <a href="/ylt/exodus/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set it in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;' <a href="/slt/exodus/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to Moses, Write this a remembrance in the book, and set in the ears of Joshua: for wiping off I will wipe off the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said to Moses: Write this for a memorial in a book, and deliver it to the ears of Josue: for I will destroy the memory of Amalec from under heaven. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then the Lord said to Moses: “Write this, as a memorial in a book, and deliver it to the ears of Joshua. For I will wipe away the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/nabre/exodus/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Moses: Write this down in a book as something to be remembered, and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under the heavens. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this as a reminder in a book and recite it in the hearing of Joshua: I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the LORD said to Moses. Write this for a memorial in a book and place it before Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe, “Write this memorial in a book and put it before Yeshua, son of Nun, because certainly I blot out the memory of Amaleq from under Heaven.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.' <a href="/sep/exodus/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and speak this in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the memorial of Amalec from under heaven. <a href="/parallel/exodus/17-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4429" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/17.htm">The Defeat of the Amalekites</a> …13So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword. 14<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kə·ṯōḇ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">“Write this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: bas·sê·p̄er (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">on a scroll</a> <a href="/hebrew/2146.htm" title="2146: zik·kā·rō·wn (N-ms) -- Memorial, remembrance. From zakar; a memento.">as a reminder</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and recite</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: bə·’ā·zə·nê (Prep-b:: N-fdc) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">it to Joshua,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/4229.htm" title="4229: mā·ḥōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to.">I will utterly blot out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4229.htm" title="4229: ’em·ḥeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2143.htm" title="2143: zê·ḵer (N-msc) -- Remembrance, memorial. Or zeker; from zakar; a memento, abstr. Recollection; by implication, commemoration.">the memory</a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: ‘ă·mā·lêq (N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">of Amalek</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: mit·ta·ḥaṯ (Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">from under</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">heaven.”</a> 15And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a> Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt, / how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. / When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget! <a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2-3</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” <a href="/numbers/24-20.htm">Numbers 24:20</a> Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.” <a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Deuteronomy 31:19</a> Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Deuteronomy 31:24</a> When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, <a href="/joshua/4-7.htm">Joshua 4:7</a> you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.” <a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm">1 Chronicles 4:43</a> and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day. <a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5-6</a> You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. / The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. <a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4-7</a> saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” / For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You— / the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, ... <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2</a> “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Jeremiah 51:60-64</a> Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon. / And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud, / and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’ ... <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a> Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30</a> For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said to 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.memorial<a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a> And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.<a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9</a> And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.<a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Exodus 34:27</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.for I will<a href="/numbers/24-20.htm">Numbers 24:20</a> 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.<a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a> Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; … <a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2,3,7,8,18</a> Thus 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… the remembrance<a href="/job/18-17.htm">Job 18:17</a> His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.<a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Psalm 9:6</a> O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.<a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Proverbs 10:7</a> The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Blot</a> <a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Book</a> <a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/exodus/17-12.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Recite</a> <a href="/revelation/1-2.htm">Record</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Rehearse</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/genesis/40-14.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/revelation/22-18.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Something</a> <a href="/exodus/10-28.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Uprooted</a> <a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/revelation/21-5.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/17-16.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/numbers/24-20.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Blot</a> <a href="/exodus/24-7.htm">Book</a> <a href="/exodus/18-18.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/exodus/24-13.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/exodus/28-12.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/exodus/17-15.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-14.htm">Recite</a> <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Record</a> <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Rehearse</a> <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/exodus/28-12.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/numbers/5-23.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Something</a> <a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-28.htm">Uprooted</a> <a href="/exodus/22-17.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/exodus/34-1.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 17</div>1. <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">The people murmur for water to Rephidim</a> 6. <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">God send them for water to the rock in Horeb</a> 7. <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">The place is called Massah and Meribah</a> 8. <a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Amalek is overcome by Joshua, while Moses holds up his hand</a> 14. <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Amalek is doomed to destruction; and Moses builds the altar Jehovah-nissi</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then the LORD said to Moses This phrase indicates direct divine communication, emphasizing the authority and importance of the message. Throughout the Pentateuch, God frequently speaks to Moses, establishing him as a key mediator between God and the Israelites. This divine instruction underscores the seriousness of the subsequent command.Write this on a scroll as a reminder The act of writing serves to preserve the message for future generations, highlighting the importance of memory and record-keeping in Israelite culture. This is one of the earliest instances of written documentation in the Bible, emphasizing the permanence and significance of God's words. Writing on a scroll was a common practice for preserving important decrees and events.and recite it to Joshua Joshua is introduced as a significant leader who will succeed Moses. By instructing Moses to recite the message to Joshua, God is preparing Joshua for his future role and ensuring that the next generation understands the importance of this divine decree. This also establishes a pattern of oral tradition, which was crucial in ancient cultures for passing down important teachings and history.because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe that attacked the Israelites shortly after their exodus from Egypt. This phrase indicates a divine judgment against Amalek for their actions. The complete eradication of their memory signifies a total and irreversible judgment. This prophecy is fulfilled in later biblical narratives, such as in <a href="/1_samuel/15.htm">1 Samuel 15</a>, where Saul is commanded to destroy the Amalekites. The Amalekites are often seen as a symbol of opposition to God's people, and their ultimate defeat foreshadows the final victory over evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who commands Moses to record the event. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. 3. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> Moses' assistant and future leader of Israel, who is to be reminded of God's promise concerning Amalek. 4. <a href="/topical/a/amalek.htm">Amalek</a> A nomadic tribe that attacked the Israelites at Rephidim, representing opposition to God's people. 5. <a href="/topical/r/rephidim.htm">Rephidim</a> The location where the Israelites camped and were attacked by the Amalekites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a> God instructs Moses to write down the event as a reminder. This highlights the importance of remembering God's acts and promises in our lives. Keeping a spiritual journal or regularly recounting God's faithfulness can strengthen our faith. <a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> God's promise to blot out the memory of Amalek underscores His commitment to justice. We can trust that God will ultimately deal with evil and injustice in His perfect timing. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_legacy.htm">Leadership and Legacy</a> Moses is told to recite the event to Joshua, indicating the importance of passing down God's promises and instructions to future generations. As leaders, we should mentor and prepare others to continue God's work. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The account of Amalek serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience. We are called to fully obey God's commands, trusting in His wisdom and sovereignty. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The battle with Amalek represents the spiritual battles we face. We must rely on God's strength and guidance to overcome opposition and remain faithful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 17</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_writing_date_of_genesis.htm">What is the writing date of Genesis?</a> <a href="/q/when_was_exodus_written.htm">When was Exodus written?</a> <a href="/q/who_wrote_exodus.htm">Who is the author of the book of Exodus?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_hur_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Hur in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Write this for a memorial in a book.--Heb., in the book. That "book" existed long prior to Moses is implied in his quotation of them (<a href="/genesis/5-1.htm" title="This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;">Genesis 5:1</a>; <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm" title="Why it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,">Numbers 21:14</a>), and has of late years been abundantly proved by the discoveries made of Egyptian papyruses dating from a time long anterior to the Jewish lawgiver. The expression used in the present place, if it may be trusted,[59] "the book," is remarkable, and seems to imply that a book already existed at the date of the engagement, in which God's dealings with His people were entered from time to time. (See Introduction to Speaker's Commentary, vol. i., p. 1.) This book was probably the germ of the existing Pentateuch, which was composed in many portions, and at intervals, as occasion arose.[59] B?sepher, "in a book," and bassepher. "in the book, differ only in the pointing, which, resting solely on tradition cannot be entirely depended on. The LXX. omit the article.I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek.--The extermination of Amalek, here prophesied, was afterwards laid as a positive command upon the Israelites (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-19.htm" title="Therefore it shall be, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget it.">Deuteronomy 25:19</a>), and was accomplished in part by Saul and David (<a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm" title="And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.">1Samuel 14:48</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm" title="And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, that is over against Egypt.">1Samuel 15:7</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm" title="And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.">1Samuel 27:8</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm" title="And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode on camels, and fled.">1Samuel 30:17</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm" title="Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.">2Samuel 8:12</a>), but finally and completely in the reign of Hezekiah (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm" title="And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelled there to this day.">1Chronicles 4:43</a>). Amalek's sin was, that after all the signs and wonders which had shown the Israelites to be God's peculiar people, he braved God's displeasure by attacking them (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-18.htm" title="How he met you by the way, and smote the hindmost of you, even all that were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he feared not God.">Deuteronomy 25:18</a>). To this audacity and contempt of Jehovah's power he added a cruel pitilessness, when he fell upon the rear of an almost unarmed host, at a time when they were "faint and weary." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Write this... in a book. The original has, "Write this in the book." It is clear that a book already existed, in which Moses entered events of interest, and that now he was divinely commanded to record in it the great victory over Amalek, and the threat uttered against them. The record was to be for a memorial - 1. that the victory itself might be held in remembrance through all future ages, as a very signal instance of God's mercy; and 2. that when the fulfilment of the threat came (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm">1 Chronicles 4:43</a>), God might have his due honour, and his name be glorified. Rehearse it in the ears of Joshua. "Hand down," i.e., to thy successor, Joshua, the tradition of perpetual hostility with Amalek, and the memory of the promise now made, that the whole nation shall be utterly blotted out from under heaven. (Compare <a href="/deuteronomy/25-19.htm">Deuteronomy 25:19</a>.) The special sin of Amalek was, 1. That he attacked God's people, not fearing God (ib, verse 18); . . . <a href="/commentaries/exodus/17-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Moses, מֹשֶׁ֗ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver “Write this כְּתֹ֨ב (kə·ṯōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write on a scroll בַּסֵּ֔פֶר (bas·sê·p̄er) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book as a reminder זִכָּרוֹן֙ (zik·kā·rō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2146.htm">Strong's 2146: </a> Memorial, remembrance and recite וְשִׂ֖ים (wə·śîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set it to Joshua, יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I will utterly blot out מָחֹ֤ה (mā·ḥōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4229.htm">Strong's 4229: </a> To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to the memory זֵ֣כֶר (zê·ḵer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2143.htm">Strong's 2143: </a> A memento, recollection, commemoration of Amalek עֲמָלֵ֔ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity from under מִתַּ֖חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of heaven.” הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">OT Law: Exodus 17:14 Yahweh said to Moses Write this (Exo. Ex) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/exodus/17-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 17:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 17:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/exodus/17-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 17:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 17:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>