Exodus 17:12
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
KJV
Manus autem Moysi erant graves : sumentes igitur lapidem, posuerunt subter eum, in quo sedit : Aaron autem et Hur sustentabant manus ejus ex utraque parte. Et factum est ut manus illius non lassarentur usque ad occasum solis.
Vulgate
αἱ δὲ χεῖρες Μωυσῆ βαρεῖαι· καὶ λαβόντες λίθον ὑπέθηκαν ἐπ’ αὐτόν, καὶ ἐκάθητο ἐπ’ αὐτοῦ· καὶ Ἀαρὼν καὶ Ὣρ ἐστήριζον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ, ἐντεῦθεν εἷς καὶ ἐντεῦθεν εἷς· καὶ ἐγένοντο αἱ χεῖρες Μωυσῆ ἐστηριγμέναι ἕως δυσμῶν ἡλίου.
LXX
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
ASV
וִ/ידֵ֤י מֹשֶׁה֙ כְּבֵדִ֔ים וַ/יִּקְחוּ אֶ֛בֶן וַ/יָּשִׂ֥ימוּ תַחְתָּ֖י/ו וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב עָלֶ֑י/הָ וְ/אַהֲרֹ֨ן וְ/ח֜וּר תָּֽמְכ֣וּ בְ/יָדָ֗י/ו מִ/זֶּ֤ה אֶחָד֙ וּ/מִ/זֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד וַ/יְהִ֥י יָדָ֛י/ו אֱמוּנָ֖ה עַד בֹּ֥א הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
Hebrew
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19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2577From this intimacy with the faithful God, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,23 Moses drew strength and determination for his intercession. He does not pray for himself but for the people whom God made his own. Moses already intercedes for them during the battle with the Amalekites and prays to obtain healing for Miriam.24 But it is chiefly after their apostasy that …
1. I said the other day, that John, to resolve the doubts of those who should question with themselves how the Lord, though He came after to the preaching, became before and more glorious than he, added, for He was before me. And this is indeed one reason. But not content with this, he adds again a second, which now he declares. What is it? And of his fullness, says he, have al…
Cross-references
- 1Thess 5:25 — Brethren, pray for us.
- 2Cor 1:11 — Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
- Col 4:2 — Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
- Eph 6:18 — Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- Exod 24:14 — And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
- Heb 12:12 — Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
- Isa 35:3 — Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
- Jas 1:6 — But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
- Mark 14:37 — And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
- Matt 26:40 — And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
- Phil 1:19 — For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
- Ps 35:3 — Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.