KJV King James Version
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
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Exodus 17:8
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
WEB World English Bible
Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
ASV American Standard Version
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Amalek cometh, and fighteth with Israel in Rephidim,
Surrounding context — Exodus 17
5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
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Genesis 36:12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.Deuteronomy 25:17-19Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;1 Samuel 15:2Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember [that] which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid [wait] for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.1 Samuel 30:1And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;Numbers 24:20And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek [was] the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish for ever.Genesis 36:16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, [and] duke Amalek: these [are] the dukes [that came] of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these [were] the sons of Adah.Psalm 83:7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
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