ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Exodus 17.15

Book: Exodus · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

13. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

15. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;

  1. and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. (Exodus 17:13-16, ASV)
WEB (WEB)

13. Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14. Yahweh 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 Yahweh our Banner.

  1. He said, “Yah has sworn: ‘Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’” (Exodus 17:13-16, WEB)
KJV (KJV)

13. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14. And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

15. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: Jehovahnissi: that is, The LORD my banner

  1. For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. Because: or, Because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of the LORD, therefore, etc the LORD hath: Heb. the hand upon the throne of the LORD (Exodus 17:13-16, KJV)
YLT (YLT)

13. and Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people by the mouth of the sword. 14. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set [it] in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;'

15. and Moses buildeth an altar, and calleth its name Jehovah-Nissi,

  1. and saith, 'Because a hand [is] on the throne of Jah, war [is] to Jehovah with Amalek from generation, generation.' (Exodus 17:13-16, YLT)

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Setting

  • Speaker: Moses (traditional)
  • Audience: Israelite congregation post-Exodus
  • Location: Egypt → Sinai wilderness
  • Time period: events c. 1446-1445 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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