Exodus 17 · Verse 13

Exodus 17:13

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Exodus 17:13, King James Version

Exodus 17:13 in other translations

BSBSo Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.
WEBJoshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
ASVAnd Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
YLTand Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people by the mouth of the sword.
DARBYAnd Joshua broke the power of Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
BBEAnd Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the sword.
WebsterAnd Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

What does Exodus 17:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Joshua discomfited Amalek--Victory at length decided in favor of Israel, and the glory of the victory, by an act of national piety, was ascribed to God (compare 1Jo 5:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people - Amalek might have been the name of the ruler of this people continued down from their ancestor, (see Clarke on Exo 17:8 (note)), as Pharaoh was the name of all succeeding kings in Egypt. If this were the case, then Amalek and his people mean the prince and the army that fought under him. But if Amalek stand here for the Amalekites, then his people must mean the confederates he had employed on this occasion.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 17:13 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.

וַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁvai.ya.cha.Loshand he defeatedH2522
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עַמּ֖וֹa.Mopeople itsH5971
לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310
חָֽרֶב\׃\ \פCha.rev[the] swordH2719

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

Cross references for Exodus 17:13

  • Joshua 10:42

    And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

  • Joshua 11:12

    And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.

  • Joshua 10:32

    And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

  • Joshua 10:37

    And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

  • Joshua 10:28

    And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 10:28,32,37,42; 11:12

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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.

  • Exodus 17:13

    And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

  • Exodus 17:14

    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.

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Exodus 17:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Josué deshizo á Amalec y á su pueblo á filo de espada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Josué abattit Amalek et son peuple au tranchant de l’épée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Josua streckte Amalek und sein Volk nieder mit der Schärfe des Schwertes. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fugavitque Josue Amalec, et populum ejus in ore gladii.