Exodus 17:16
World English Bible (WEB)
He said, “The LORD has sworn: ‘The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”
In context
14 The LORD 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.”
15 Moses built an altar, and called its name “The LORD our Banner”.
16 He said, “The LORD has sworn: ‘The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”
Exodus 17:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He said, “The LORD has sworn: ‘The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”
- KJV King James Version
- For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and saith, 'Because a hand [is] on the throne of Jah, war [is] to Jehovah with Amalek from generation — generation.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!
- WBS Webster Bible
- For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.