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Exodus 17:16 Interlinear

“For he said hath sworn Because the LORD will have war that the LORD with Amalek from generation from generation”

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Exodus 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	H559	For he said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
3	יָד֙	H3027	hath sworn	a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
4	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5	כֵּ֣ס	H3676		to swear
6	יָ֔הּ	H3050	Because the LORD	jah, the sacred name
7	מִלְחָמָ֥ה	H4421	will have war	a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
8	לַֽיהוָ֖ה	H3068	that the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
9	בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק	H6002	with Amalek	amalek, a descendant of esau; also his posterity and their country
10	דֹּֽר׃	H1755	from generation	properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
11	דֹּֽר׃	H1755	from generation	properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling

Exodus 17:16 (current)For he said hath sworn Because the LORD will have war that the LORD with Amalek from generation from generation