Exodus 17:11 - Easy To Read Version

Any time Moses held his hands in the air, the men of Israel would win the fight. But when Moses put his hands down, the men of Israel began to lose the fight.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel overcame: but if he let them down a little, Amalec overcame.

Exodus 17:11 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 44:6

I don’t trust my bow \{and arrows\}.\par My sword can’t save me.\par

Psalm 56:9

So, defeat my enemies\par when I call to you for help.\par I know you can do it.\par You are God!\par

Exodus 17:10

Joshua obeyed Moses and went to fight the Amalekite people the next day. At the same time, Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill.

Exodus 17:12

After some time, Moses’ arms became tired. {The men with Moses wanted to find a way to keep Moses’ hands in the air.} So they put a large rock under Moses for him to sit on. Then Aaron and Hur held Moses’ hands in the air. Aaron was on one side of Moses and Hur was on the other side. They held his hands up like this until the sun went down.

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus taught the followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. Jesus used this story to teach them:

1 Timothy 2:8

I want men everywhere to pray. These men who lift up their hands in prayer must be pleasing to God. They must not be men who become angry and have arguments.

James 5:16

Always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. When a good person prays hard, great things happen.

Joshua 8:26

Joshua had held his spear toward Ai as a sign to his people to destroy the city. And Joshua did not stop until all the people of Ai were destroyed.