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Exodus 17:9
New English Translation
Exodus 17:9
New English Translation
9 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our[a] men and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
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- Exodus 17:9 tn This could be rendered literally “choose men for us.” But the preposition ל (lamed) probably indicates possession, “our men,” and the fact that Joshua was to choose from Israel, as well as the fact that there is no article on “men,” indicates he was to select some to fight.
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