King James Version
Exodus 17:8 in the King James Version says “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.”
Exodus 17:8 · KJV
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? Massah: that is, Temptation Meribah: that is, Chiding, or, Strife
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. Joshua: called Jesus
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
KJV Study — Public Domain
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“with Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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