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Exodus 17:15

American Standard Version

And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;

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Exodus 17:15 in other translations

Moses built an altar, and called its name “Yahweh our Banner”.

Exodus 17:15 · World English Bible

Exodus 17:15 in context

  1. 13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
  2. 14and Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
  3. 15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;
  4. 16and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.