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Exodus 17:10
Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua executes Moses' command to lead Israel's chosen fighters against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur ascend the nearby hilltop. This occurs immediately after Moses directs Joshua to mobilize troops and promises to stand on the height with the staff of God.
The words — וַיַּעַשׂ (va.ya.‘as) translates literally as "and he did," recording Joshua's direct compliance. כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.'a.sher) means "just as," specifying that Joshua's actions precisely matched Moses' prior verbal instruction.
The thread — The joint presence of Aaron and Hur on the hill links directly to Exodus 17:12, where they physically sustain Moses' raised hands, and Exodus 24:14, where they are appointed to judge the people in Moses' absence. Hur's family line is later identified in Exodus 31:2 as the grandfather of Bezalel.
Why it lands — The text records a simultaneous military engagement and physical vigil without commentary. It requires the reader to note that commanded action initiates the conflict, while sustained outcome depends on the endurance of the supporting figures.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Cross-references
- Exodus 24:14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
- Exodus 17:12 When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
- Exodus 31:2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- Joshua 11:15 As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.