Exodus 17:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹¹ Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and when he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel would start winning the battle. Whenever Moses lowered his hand, Amalek would start winning.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel prevailed. But when he released them a little while, Amalek overcame.

Exodus 17:11 Cross References

1 Timothy 2:8

I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,

James 5:16

Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.

Psalm 56:9

Then my enemies will retreat in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.

Exodus 17:10

So Joshua did as Moses told him and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Exodus 17:12

But Moses’s hands grew heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on either side, so his hands were steady until the sun set.

Joshua 8:26

For Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Psalm 44:6

For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.