Exodus 17:14

the LORD (Hebrew. Jehovah. said. See notes on Exodus 3:7 and Exodus 6:10 .

Write . First occurrence. The tablets found at Lachish and Tel-el-Amarna show that writing of a high order was fully developed before the time of Moses.

in a book . Hebrew "in the book" (bassepher). This writing afterward ordered for "the Book of the Law" (Exodus 24:4 , Exodus 24:7 ). See App-47 , where the history of that Book is traced from this passage to Malachi.

put out = blot out. Compare Deuteronomy 25:19 . Numbers 24:20 .