For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
WEB
“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
YLT
and saith, `Because a hand is on the throne of Jah, war is to Jehovah with Amalek from generation--generation.'
DBT
And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus