Exodus 17

Water from the rock; Amalek defeated

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Ex 17:1Igitur profecta omnis multitūdō fīliōrum Isrāël dē dēsertō Sin per mānsiōnēs suās, jūxtā sermōnem Dominī, castrametātī sunt in Raphidim, ubi nōn erat aqua ad bibendum populō.Therefore all the multitude of the sons of Israel, having set out from the desert of Sin by their stages, according to the word of the Lord, encamped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. Ex 17:2Quī jūrgātus contrā Moysēn, ait: Dā nōbīs aquam, ut bibāmus.And they, quarrelling against Moses, said: "Give us water, so that we may drink." Ex 17:2Quibus respondit Mōysēs: Quid jūrgāminī contrā mē?To them Moses answered: "Why do you quarrel against me? Ex 17:2Cūr tentātis Dominum?Why do you tempt the Lord?" Ex 17:3Sitīvit ergō ibi populus prae aquae pēnūriā, et murmurāvit contrā Moysēn, dīcēns: Cūr fēcistī nōs exīre dē Aegyptō, ut occīderēs nōs, et līberōs nostrōs, ac jūmenta sitī?So the people thirsted there for lack of water, and murmured against Moses, saying: "Why did you make us go out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children, and our beasts with thirst?" Ex 17:4Clāmāvit autem Mōysēs ad Dominum, dīcēns: Quid faciam populō huic?But Moses cried out to the Lord, saying: "What shall I do with this people?

Ex 17:4Adhūc paululum, et lapidābit mē.Yet a little while, and they will stone me." Ex 17:5Et ait Dominus ad Moysēn: Antecēde populum, et sūme tēcum dē seniōribus Isrāël: et virgam quā percussistī fluvium, tolle in manū tuā, et vāde.And the Lord said to Moses: "Go before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel: and the rod with which you struck the river, take in your hand, and go. Ex 17:6Ēn ego stābō ibi cōram tē, suprā petram Horeb: percutiēsque petram, et exībit ex eā aqua, ut bibat populus.Look, I will stand there before you, upon the rock of Horeb: and you will strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink." Ex 17:6Fēcit Mōysēs ita cōram seniōribus Isrāël: et vocāvit nōmen locī illīus, Tentātiō, propter jūrgium fīliōrum Isrāël, et quia Tentāvērunt Dominum, dīcentēs: Estne Dominus in nōbīs, an nōn?Moses did so before the elders of Israel: and he called the name of that place Temptation, because of the quarrelling of the sons of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying: "Is the Lord among us, or not?"

Ex 17:8Vēnit autem Amalec, et pugnābat contrā Isrāël in Raphidim.And Amalek came, and was fighting against Israel in Rephidim. Ex 17:9Dīxitque Mōysēs ad Josue: Ēlige virōs: et ēgressus, pugnā contrā Amalec: crās ego stābō in vertice collis, habēns virgam Deī in manū meā.And Moses said to Joshua: "Choose men: and having gone out, fight against Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill, having the rod of God in my hand." Ex 17:10Fēcit Josue ut locūtus erat Mōysēs, et pugnāvit contrā Amalec: Mōysēs autem et Aarōn et Hur ascendērunt super verticem collis.Joshua did as Moses had spoken, and fought against Amalek: but Moses and Aaron and Hur went up upon the top of the hill. Ex 17:11Cumque levāret Mōysēs manūs, vincēbat Isrāël: sīn autem paululum remīsisset, superābat Amalec.And when Moses was raising his hands, Israel was conquering: but if he had let them down a little, Amalek was overcoming. Ex 17:12Manūs autem Mōysī erant gravēs: sūmentēs igitur lapidem, posuērunt subter eum, in quō sēdit: Aarōn autem et Hur sustentābant manūs ejus ex utrāque parte.But the hands of Moses were heavy: so taking a stone, they put it under him, and he sat on it: and Aaron and Hur were holding up his hands on each side.

Ex 17:12Et factum est ut manūs illīus nōn lassārentur ūsque ad occāsum sōlis.And it came about that his hands did not grow tired until the setting of the sun. Ex 17:13Fugāvitque Josue Amalec, et populum ejus in ōre gladiī.And Joshua put Amalek to flight, and his people, with the edge of the sword. Ex 17:14Dīxit autem Dominus ad Moysēn: Scrībe hoc ob monimentum in librō, et trāde auribus Josue: dēlēbō enim memoriam Amalec sub caelō.And the Lord said to Moses: "Write this as a memorial in a book, and deliver it to the ears of Joshua: for I will blot out the memory of Amalek under the sky." Ex 17:15Aedificāvitque Mōysēs altāre: et vocāvit nōmen ejus, Dominus exaltātiō mea, dīcēns: Quia manus soliī Dominī, et bellum Dominī erit contrā Amalec, ā generātiōne in generātiōnem.And Moses built an altar: and he called its name The Lord My Exaltation, saying: "Because the hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord, will be against Amalek, from generation to generation."

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (138 words)

igitur, conj.	therefore
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum	set out, depart, march
omnis, -e	all, every
multitūdō, -tūdinis, f.	multitude
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
dēsertum, -ī n.	desert, wilderness
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
mānsiō, -ōnis f.	staying; dwelling place, room
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)	nearby; next to
sermō, -ōnis, m.	conversation, talk, speech
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
castrametor, -ārī, -ātus sum	pitch camp, encamp
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
ubi, adv.	where; conj., when
nōn, adv.	not
aqua, -ae, f.	water
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
bibō, bibere, bibī	drink
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
iūrgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	quarrel, dispute; scold
contrā, prep, with acc.	against, contrary to
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
nōs	plur. of ego
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
cūr, adv.	why
temptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	try, attempt
sitiō, -īre, -īvī	be thirsty, thirst
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
ibi, adv.	in that place, there
prae (prep. + abl.)	in comparison with; because of
pēnūria, -ae f.	want, need, poverty
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
murmurō, -āre, -āvī	murmur, grumble
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
exeō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go out
occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsus	cut down, kill
līberī, -ōrum, m. plur.	children
noster, -tra, -trum	our
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
iūmentum, -ī n.	pack animal, beast of burden
sitis, -is f.	thirst
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shout, cry out; proclaim
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
adhūc, adv.	to this point, up to this time, yet, still
paululum (adv.)	a little, slightly
lapidō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	stone, throw stones at
antecēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessum	go before; surpass
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus	take under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
senior, -ōris m.	elder; seniores: the elders (of the people)
virga, -ae f.	rod, stick, staff
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
fluvius, -ī m.	river, stream
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus	lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
vādō, -ere	go
ēn (interj.)	look! see! there!
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
suprā, adv. and prep. with acc.	above, before
petra, -ae f.	rock, stone
que, enclitic conj.	and
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
nōmen, -minis, n.	name (that by which one is known)
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
temptātiō, -ōnis f.	trial, testing, temptation
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
iūrgium, -ī n.	quarrel, dispute
quia (conj.)	because
an, conj.	or (in questions)
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	fight
ēligō, -ere, ēlēgī, ēlēctum	pick out, choose
vir, virī, m.	man
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
crās, adv.	tomorrow
vertex, -icis m.	top of the head, crown; summit
collis, -is m.	hill
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
deus, -ī, m.	god
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
levō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lift; lighten, relieve
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum	conquer, defeat
sīn (conj.)	but if
remittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missum	send back; give up, remit
superō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	overcome, defeat, conquer
gravis, -e	heavy; severe, grievous, serious
lapis, -idis, m.	stone
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
subter (prep. + acc. or abl.)	beneath, under
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus	sit
sustentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	hold out, endure
uterque, utraque, utrumque	each, either, both
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
lassō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	tire, weary, exhaust
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
occāsus, -ūs, m.	setting
sōl, sōlis, m.	sun
fugō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	put to flight, rout
ōs, ōris, n.	mouth
gladius, -ī, m.	sword
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus	write
ob, prep. with acc.	on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
monumentum, -ī n.	memorial, monument; record
liber, librī m.	book; record
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
auris, -is, f.	ear
dēleō, -ēre, dēlēvī, dēlētum	destroy, wipe out
enim, conj.	for
memoria, -ae, f.	memory
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.	under; sub vesperum, towards evening
caelum, -ī, n.	heaven, sky
aedificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make a building, build
altāre, -is n.	altar
exaltātiō, -ōnis f.	exaltation, lifting up; pride
solium, -ī, n.	seat, throne
bellum, -ī, n.	war
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
generātiō, -ōnis f.	generation; the people of an age

Vulgate, Exodus 1–20. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.