Exodus 17:12
When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
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ASV
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
KJV
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
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Commentary
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וִידֵ֤י | vi.Dei | and [the] hands of | H3027 → |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| כְּבֵדִ֔ים | ke.ve.Dim | [were] heavy | H3515 → |
| וַיִּקְחוּ־ | vai.yik.chu- | and they took | H3947 → |
| אֶ֛בֶן | 'E.ven | a stone | H68 → |
| וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ | vai.ya.Si.mu | and they put [it] | H7760 → |
| תַחְתָּ֖יו | tach.Tav | under him | H8478 → |
| וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב | vai.Ye.shev | and he sat | H3427 → |
| עָלֶ֑יהָ | 'a.Lei.ha | on it | H5921 → |
| וְאַהֲרֹ֨ן | ve.'a.ha.Ron | and Aaron | H175 → |
| וְח֜וּר | ve.Chur | and Hur | H2354 → |
| תָּֽמְכ֣וּ | ta.me.Khu | they supported | H8551 → |
| בְיָדָ֗יו | ve.ya.Dav | <in> hands his | H3027 → |
| מִזֶּ֤ה | mi.Zeh | from this | H2088 → |
| אֶחָד֙ | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| וּמִזֶּ֣ה | u.mi.Zeh | and from this | H2088 → |
| אֶחָ֔ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| וַיְהִ֥י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| יָדָ֛יו | ya.Dav | hands his | H3027 → |
| אֱמוּנָ֖ה | 'e.mu.Nah | [were] steadiness | H530 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| בֹּ֥א | bo' | went | H935 → |
| הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | ha.Sha.mesh | the sun | H8121 → |
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