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Joshua did as Moses had said and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron [Moses' brother], and Hur (Hebr. Chor) [a friend; the grandfather of the artist Bezalel, see ] went up to the top of the hill (the height – Hebr. ).
Moses' hand became heavy, so they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur (Hebr. Chor) held up his hands, one on one side and the other on the other side. And his hands were steady (stable; literally "true" – Hebr. ) until the sun went down.
[This is the first time the Hebr. word appears. It is a rich word meaning stability, faithfulness, and even truth. It comes from the word for truth (Hebr. emet), which literally also means to stand firm; see the introduction to . Emonah is used a total of 49 times, 22 of them in the Psalms.]
He said to the elders, "Wait for us at this place until we return. Aaron and Hur (Hebr. Chor) will remain here with you. Anyone who needs to have a matter decided [a legal dispute, literally "has many words" or "is a master of words"] may turn to them."
