Exodus 17:13-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the sword.
14 Then the Lord said to Moses: Write this down in a book as something to be remembered, and recite it to Joshua:(A) I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under the heavens. 15 Moses built an altar there, which he named Yahweh-nissi;[a]
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- 17:15 Yahweh-nissi: meaning, “the Lord is my banner.”
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