Exodus 17:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.””
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“So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 my hand.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Moses saith unto Joshua, `Choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I am standing on the top of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 17:9 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 4:2And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
- Exodus 4:20So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
- Exodus 17:13So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.
- Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Exodus 24:13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
- Exodus 33:11Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.
- Numbers 11:28Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”
- Numbers 13:8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
- Numbers 13:16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
- Numbers 27:18And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
- Numbers 31:3So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
- Deuteronomy 32:44Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.
- Joshua 8:3So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night
- 1 Chronicles 7:27Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
- Acts 7:45And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
- Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
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