Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God. New Living Translation They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God. English Standard Version how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God. Berean Standard Bible how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. King James Bible How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. New King James Version how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. New American Standard Bible how he confronted you on the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. NASB 1995 how he met you along the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were faint and weary; and he did not fear God. NASB 1977 how he met you along the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were faint and weary; and he did not fear God. Legacy Standard Bible how he met you along the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear, but you were faint and weary; and he did not fear God. Amplified Bible how he met you along the road and attacked all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. Christian Standard Bible They met you along the way and attacked all your stragglers from behind when you were tired and weary. They did not fear God. Holman Christian Standard Bible They met you along the way and attacked all your stragglers from behind when you were tired and weary. They did not fear God. American Standard Version how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Contemporary English Version You were tired, and they followed along behind, attacking those who could not keep up with the others. This showed that the Amalekites have no respect for God. English Revised Version how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. GOD'S WORD® Translation They attacked you when you were tired and exhausted and killed all those who were lagging behind. They weren't afraid of God. Good News Translation They had no fear of God, and so they attacked you from the rear when you were tired and exhausted, and killed all who were straggling behind. International Standard Version how when you were very tired and weary, they lay in wait for you on the road and eliminated everyone who was lagging behind. They had no fear of God. Majority Standard Bible how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. NET Bible how they met you along the way and cut off all your stragglers in the rear of the march when you were exhausted and tired; they were unafraid of God. New Heart English Bible how he met you by the way, and struck the hindmost of you, all who lagged behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he did not fear God. Webster's Bible Translation How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. World English Bible how he met you by the way, and struck the rearmost of you, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he didn’t fear God. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthat he has met you in the way, and strikes among you all those feeble behind you (when you [were] weary and fatigued), and is not fearing God. Young's Literal Translation that he hath met thee in the way, and smiteth in all those feeble behind thee (and thou wearied and fatigued), and is not fearing God. Smith's Literal Translation That he met thee in the way, and he will smite the rear in thee all the enfeebled behind thee, and thou faint and weary: and he feared not God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHow he met thee: and slew the hindmost of the army, who sat down, being weary, when thou wast spent with hunger and labour, and he feared not God. Catholic Public Domain Version how he met you and cut down the stragglers of the troops, who were sitting down, exhausted, when you were consumed by hunger and hardship, and how he did not fear God. New American Bible how he surprised you along the way, weak and weary as you were, and struck down at the rear all those who lagged behind; he did not fear God. New Revised Standard Version how he attacked you on the way, when you were faint and weary, and struck down all who lagged behind you; he did not fear God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHow he met you with the sword, and smote all of those who were left behind you, when you were faint and weary, and he feared not the LORD your God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because he met you with a sword and he killed everyone among you who was lagging behind you, and you were shaken and exhausted and he was not afraid before LORD JEHOVAH your God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were enfeebled in thy rear, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Brenton Septuagint Translation how he withstood thee in the way, and harassed thy rear, even those that were weary behind thee, and thou didst hunger and wast weary; and he did not fear God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Blot Out Amalek17Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt, 18how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. 19When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!… Cross References Exodus 17:8-16 After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. / So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” / 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. ... 1 Samuel 15:2-3 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.” 1 Samuel 30:1-2 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way. Judges 6:3-5 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, / encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys. / For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it. 1 Chronicles 4:42-43 And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir / and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day. Psalm 83:4-8 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” / For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You— / the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, ... Genesis 36:12 Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah. 2 Samuel 8:12 from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. Esther 3:1 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him. Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ... Luke 10:19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. Ephesians 6:11-13 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. / Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. Treasury of Scripture How he met you by the way, and smote the hindmost of you, even all that were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he feared not God. feared Nehemiah 5:9,15 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? … Psalm 36:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Jump to Previous Attack Attacked Cut Cutting Enfeebled Hindmost Journey Meeting Met Ones Rear Smiteth Smote Strength Struck Tired Wast Way Wearied WearyJump to Next Attack Attacked Cut Cutting Enfeebled Hindmost Journey Meeting Met Ones Rear Smiteth Smote Strength Struck Tired Wast Way Wearied WearyDeuteronomy 25 1. Punishment must not exceed forty lashes4. The ox is not to be muzzled 5. Of raising seed unto a brother 11. Of the immodest woman 13. Of unjust weights and measures 17. The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out how they met you on the journey This phrase refers to the Amalekites' encounter with the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. The Hebrew word for "met" (קָרָה, qarah) implies a chance encounter, yet it was a deliberate and hostile act. Historically, the Amalekites were a nomadic tribe known for their guerrilla tactics. This meeting was not a peaceful one but an ambush, highlighting the treachery and opportunism of the Amalekites. The journey of the Israelites symbolizes the Christian's spiritual journey, often met with unexpected challenges and adversaries. when you were weary and worn out and they attacked all your stragglers they had no fear of God
Hebrew howאֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they met you קָֽרְךָ֜ (qā·rə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7136: To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers on your journey בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action when you וְאַתָּ֖ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you were tired וְיָגֵ֑עַ (wə·yā·ḡê·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3023: Weary, wearisome and weary, עָיֵ֣ף (‘ā·yêp̄) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5889: Faint, weary and they attacked וַיְזַנֵּ֤ב (way·zan·nêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2179: To curtail, cut off the rear all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your stragglers; הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִ֣ים (han·ne·ḥĕ·šā·lîm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2826: To make, unsteady, weak they had no וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no fear יָרֵ֖א (yā·rê) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent of God. אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Deuteronomy 25:18 NIVDeuteronomy 25:18 NLT Deuteronomy 25:18 ESV Deuteronomy 25:18 NASB Deuteronomy 25:18 KJV Deuteronomy 25:18 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 25:18 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 25:18 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 25:18 French Bible Deuteronomy 25:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 25:18 How he met you by the way (Deut. De Du) |