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17:14

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17:14	Last Reading God said to Moses, 'Write this as a reminder in the Book and repeat it carefully to Joshua. I will totally obliterate the memory of Amalek from under the heavens.' Vayomer Adonay el-Moshe ketov zot zikaron basefer vesim be'ozney Yehoshua ki-machoh emcheh et-zecher Amalek mitachat hashamayim.
17:15	Moses built an altar, and he named it God-is-my-Banner. Vayiven Moshe mizbe'ach vayikra shmo Adonay Nisi.
17:16	He said, 'The Hand is on God's Throne. God shall be at war with Amalek for all generations.' Vayomer ki-yad al-kes yah milchamah l'Adonay ba'Amalek midor dor.

Commentary:

Book
The Torah. See Exodus 24:4,7, 34:27.

carefully
Literally, 'in his ears.' See note on Genesis 20:8.

I will totally obliterate...
See Deuteronomy 25:19.

God-is-my-Banner
(Rashbam). (Adonoy Nissi in Hebrew. Or, 'God is my Miracle' (Targum; Rashi); or 'God has raised me up' (Saadia Gaon).

The Hand is on God's Throne
This denotes a divine oath (Targum; Mekhilta; Rashi). Or, 'When the divine throne [of Israel] is established, then God shall be at war...' (Mekhilta; Rashbam; Ramban). Or, 'With a secret hand, God wages war....' (Septuagint).

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