The Meaning of Deuteronomy 25:17 Explained

Deuteronomy 25:17

KJV: Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

YLT: 'Remember that which Amalek hath done to thee in the way, in your going out from Egypt,

Darby: Remember what Amalek did unto thee on the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt;

ASV: Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Remember  what Amalek  did  unto thee by the way,  when ye were come forth  out of Egypt; 

What does Deuteronomy 25:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 25

1  Punishment must not exceed forty lashes
4  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

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 25:17 mean?

Remember - what did to you Amalek on the way as you were coming out of Egypt
זָכ֕וֹר אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ עֲמָלֵ֑ק בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם

זָכ֕וֹר  Remember 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
אֵ֛ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
לְךָ֖  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
עֲמָלֵ֑ק  Amalek 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲמָלֵק  
Sense: son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a race of people in southern Canaan.
בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ  on  the  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם  as  you  were  coming  out 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
מִמִּצְרָֽיִם  of  Egypt 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.

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