KJV King James Version
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
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Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
WEB World English Bible
Moses built an altar, and called its name Yahweh our Banner.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Moses buildeth an altar, and calleth its name Jehovah-Nissi,
Surrounding context — Exodus 17
12 But Moses’ hands [were] heavy; and they took a stone, and put [it] under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
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:
16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation.
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Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.Judges 6:24Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it [is] yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.Psalm 60:4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.Genesis 33:20And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
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