Chūāijíjì 17:8-16

8 Nàshí , Yàmǎlì rén lái zaì Lìfēidéng , hé Yǐsèliè rén zhēng zhàn .

9 Móxī duì Yuēshūyà shuō , nǐ wèi wǒmen xuǎn chū rén lái , chū qù hé Yàmǎlì rén zhēng zhàn . míngtiān wǒ shǒu lǐ yào ná zhe shén de zhàng , zhàn zaì shāndǐng shàng .

10 Yúshì Yuēshūyà zhào zhe Móxī duì tā suǒ shuō de huà xíng , hé Yàmǎlì rén zhēng zhàn . Móxī , Yàlún , yǔ Hùĕr dōu shàng le shāndǐng .

11 Móxī hé shí jǔ shǒu , Yǐsèliè rén jiù déshèng , hé shí chuí shǒu , Yàmǎlì rén jiù déshèng .

12 Dàn Móxī de shǒu fā chén , tāmen jiù bān shítou lái , fàng zaì tā yǐxià , tā jiù zuò zaì shàngmian . Yàlún yǔ Hùĕr fú zhe tāde shǒu , yī gè zaì zhèbiān , yī gè zaì nàbiān , tāde shǒu jiù wĕn zhù , zhídào rìluò de shíhou .

13 Yuēshūyà yòng dāo shā le Yàmǎlì wàng hé tāde bǎixìng .

14 Yēhéhuá duì Móxī shuō , wǒ yào jiàng Yàmǎlì de míng haó cóng tiān xià quán rán túmǒ le , nǐ yào jiàng zhè huà xiĕ zaì shū shàng zuò jìniàn , yòu niàn gĕi Yuēshūyà tīng .

15 Móxī zhù le yī zuò tán , qǐmíng jiào Yēhéhuáníxī ( jiù shì Yēhéhuá shì wǒ jīng qí de yìsi ) ,

16 Yòu shuō , Yēhéhuá yǐjing qǐ le shì , bì shì shìdaì daì hé Yàmǎlì rén zhēng zhàn .

Chūāijíjì 17:8-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 17

The children of Israel coming to Rephidim, want water, and chide with Moses about it, who, crying to the Lord, is bid to smite the rock, from whence came water for them, and he named the place from their contention with him, Ex 17:1-7 at this place Amalek came and fought with Israel, who, through the prayer of Moses, signified by the holding up of his hands, and by the sword of Joshua, was vanquished, Ex 17:8-13, for the remembrance of which it was ordered to be recorded in a book, and an altar was built with this inscription on it, "Jehovahnissi": it being the will of God that Amalek should be fought with in every generation until utterly destroyed, Ex 17:14-16.