Exodus 17 · Verse 10

Exodus 17:10

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.
Exodus 17:10, King James Version

Exodus 17:10 in other translations

BSBJoshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
WEBSo Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
ASVSo 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.
YLTAnd Joshua doth as Moses hath said to him, to fight with Amalek, and Moses, Aaron, and Hur, have gone up to the top of the height;
DARBYAnd Joshua did as Moses had said to him, to fight with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
BBESo Joshua did as Moses said to him, and went to war with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
WebsterSo 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.

What does Exodus 17:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 17:10-12
10-12. Moses ... went up ... the hill ... held up his hand--with the wonder-working rod; Moses acted as the standard bearer of Israel, and also their intercessor, praying for success and victory to crown their arms--the earnestness of his feelings being conspicuously evinced amid the feebleness of nature.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up - It is likely that the Hur mentioned here is the same with that Hur mentioned 1Chr 2:19, who appears from the chronology in that chapter to have been the son of Caleb, the son of Ezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah. The rabbins and Josephus say he was the brother-in-law of Moses, having married his sister Miriam. He was a person in whom Moses put much confidence; for he left him conjoint governor of the people with Aaron, when he went to confer with God on the mount, Exo 24:14. His grandson Bezaleel was the chief director in the work of the tabernacle; see Exo 31:2-5.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 17:8-16

Israel engaged with Amalek in their own necessary defence. God makes his people able, and calls them to various services for the good of his church. Joshua fights, Moses prays, both minister to Israel. The rod was held up, as the banner to encourage the soldiers. Also to God, by way of appeal to him. Moses was tired. The strongest arm will fail with being long held out; it is God only whose hand is stretched out…

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Exodus 17:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
אָֽמַר\־'a.mar-he had saidH559
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
לְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.Chemby fightingH3898
בַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.Lekagainst AmalekH6002
וּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.Shehand MosesH4872
אַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְח֔וּרve.Churand HurH2354
עָל֖וּ'a.Luthey went upH5927
רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] top ofH7218
הַגִּבְעָֽה\׃ha.giv.'Ahthe hillH1389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 17:10

  • Exodus 24:14

    And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

  • Exodus 31:2

    See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

  • 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.

  • Joshua 11:15

    As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Matthew 28:20

    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • John 2:5

    His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

  • John 15:14

    Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joshua.
Jos 11:15; Mt 28:20; Joh 2:5; 15:14
and Moses.
9
Hur.
12; 24:14

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Context

  • Exodus 17:9

    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.

  • Exodus 17:10

    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.

  • Exodus 17:11

    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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Exodus 17:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hizo Josué como le dijo Moisés, peleando con Amalec; y Moisés y Aarón y Hur subieron á la cumbre del collado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Josué fit comme Moïse lui avait dit, pour combattre contre Amalek; et Moïse, Aaron, et Hur montèrent au sommet de la colline.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Josua tat, wie Mose ihm gesagt hatte, um wider Amalek zu streiten; und Mose, Aaron und Hur stiegen auf den Gipfel des Hügels.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecit Josue ut locutus erat Moyses, et pugnavit contra Amalec: Moyses autem et Aaron et Hur ascenderunt super verticem collis.