Exodus 17:11 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 17:11

As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

KJV

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory of Nazianzus

ORATION 2.88 (390)

For my own warfare, however, I am at a loss what course to pursue, what alliance, what word of wisdom, what grace to devise, with what panoply to arm myself against the wiles of the wicked one. What Moses did is to conquer him by stretching out his hands upon the mount, in order that the cross, thus typified and prefigured, may prevail.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed,.... With his rod in it as a banner displayed, as some think, which inspired the Israelites with courage to fight, and they had the better of it; though Aben Ezra rejects that notion, observing, that if that had been the case, Aaron or Hur would have lifted it up, or fixed it in a high place on the mount, that it might have been seen standing; and therefore he thinks the sense of the ancients the most correct, that it was a prayer gesture.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֗ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it was	H1961 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka.'a.Sher	just when	H834 →
יָרִ֥ים	ya.Rim	he lifted up	H7311 →
מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
יָד֖וֹ	ya.Do	hand his	H3027 →
וְגָבַ֣ר	ve.ga.Var	and it prevailed	H1396 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ve.kha.'a.Sher	and just when	H834 →
יָנִ֛יחַ	ya.Ni.ach	he gave rest	H5117 →
יָד֖וֹ	ya.Do	hand his	H3027 →
וְגָבַ֥ר	ve.ga.Var	and it prevailed	H1396 →
עֲמָלֵֽק׃	'a.ma.Lek	Amalek	H6002 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
leads to
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Proverbs 15:29
  The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Matthew 21:22
  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- Psalms 34:15
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- John 9:31
  We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Through
Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
leads to
- Colossians 4:2
  Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- Romans 12:12
  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17
  Pray without ceasing.

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