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Exodus 17:2-7
2So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971contendedוַיָּ֤רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378withעִם־'im-H5973Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414uswaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354.” “Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you contendתְּרִיבוּן֙te.ri.VunH7378with meעִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978?”Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you testתְּנַסּ֖וּןte.na.SunH5254אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”
3But the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thirstedוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,and they grumbledוַיָּ֥לֶן הָעָ֖םvai.Ya.len ha.'AmH3885H5971againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶרmo.Sheh vai.Yo.merH4872H559: “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100זֶּה֙zehH2088have you brought usהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714—to makeלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191usאֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853our childrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and livestockמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735die of thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?”
4Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872cried outוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔רYah.weh le.MorH3068H559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100should I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213with theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971?A little moreע֥וֹד מְעַ֖טod me.'AtH5750H4592and they will stone meוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619!”
5And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Walk onעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and takeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947some of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with youאִתְּךָ֖'i.te.KhaH854.Take alongקַ֥חkachH3947in your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027the staffוּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.KhaH4294with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you struckהִכִּ֤יתָhi.Ki.taH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,and goוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.
6Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I will standעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975thereשָּׁ֥ם׀shamH8033beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440youעַֽל־'al-H5921by the rockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697at Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722.And when you strikeוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the rockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697,waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325will come outוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318of itמִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480for the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971to drinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354.”So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thisכֵּן֙kenH3651in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7He namedוַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121H8034the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532and Meribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809becauseעַל־'al-H5921the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478quarreledרִ֣יב׀rivH7379,and becauseוְעַ֨לve.'AlH5921they testedנַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.TamH5254אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Isהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068among usבְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130orאִם־'im-H518notאָֽיִן׃ פ'A.yinH369?”
Commentaries on Exodus 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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