וְאַתֶּם֙ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֔דוּ רִדְפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם וְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָ֑ם אַֽל־תִּתְּנ֗וּם לָבוֹא֙ אֶל־עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֧י נְתָנָ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃
Tetapi kamu sendiri janganlah berhenti. Kejarlah musuh-musuhmu dan seranglah barisan belakang mereka. Jangan biarkan mereka masuk ke kota-kota mereka, sebab Yang Mahakekal, Allahmu, telah menyerahkan mereka ke dalam tanganmu.”
Redeeming Relevance; Deuteronomy
The final link in the story of Yehoshua and Amalek is very subtle. The uncommon verb based on the Hebrew word for tail that we discussed above is repeated only once more in the entire Tanach, specifically from the mouth of Yehoshua (Yehoshua 10:19).