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Exodus 17:6
6I will stand there, in front of you, by the rock at Sinai. Hit the rock with your stick, and water will come out of it. Then the people can drink.’ So Moses did this, while the leaders of the Israelites watched him.
Exodus 17:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink." And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Context of Exodus 17:6
4Then Moses called to the Lord for help. He said, ‘What can I do with these people? They will soon be throwing stones at me to kill me.’ 5The Lord said to Moses, ‘Take some of the leaders of the Israelites with you and go in front of the people. Take your stick in your hand. Take the stick that you used to hit the Nile river. Now go! I will stand there, in front of you, by the rock at Sinai. Hit the rock with your stick, and water will come out of it. Then the people can drink.’ So Moses did this, while the leaders of the Israelites watched him. 7Moses called that place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled there. They tried to test the Lord to see what he would do. They said, ‘Let us see if the Lord is really with us. Will he help us, or not?’ 8At Rephidim, the Amalekites came and they fought against the Israelites.
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הִנְנִ֣י עֹמֵד֩ לְפָנֶ֨יךָ שָּׁ֥ם׀ עַֽל־הַצּוּר֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ וְהִכִּ֣יתָ בַצּ֗וּר וְיָצְא֥וּ מִמֶּ֛נּוּ מַ֖יִם וְשָׁתָ֣ה הָעָ֑ם וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֵּן֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Behold, I will standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- thee there upon the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
- in Horebחֹרֵבchôrêb · HorebH2722
- and thou shalt smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- and there shall comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- out of it, that the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- may drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- so in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
- of the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Exodus 17:6
- Exodus 16:10While Aaron spoke, the Israelites looked towards the desert. They saw the bright glory of the Lord which appeared in the cloud.
- Exodus 17:10So Joshua fought against the Amalekites. He did what Moses had told him to do. Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
- Exodus 17:12Moses' hands became very tired. So Aaron and Hur put a big stone under Moses for him to sit on. Then Aaron and Hur held up Moses' hands. Aaron stood on one side of Moses, and Hur stood on the other side. They held his hands up, until sunset.
- Exodus 3:1Moses worked as a shepherd and he took care of Jethro's sheep. Jethro was his wife's father and he was the priest of Midian. Moses led the sheep to the far side of the desert. He came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
- Numbers 20:9So Moses did what the Lord had told him. He took the stick from its place in the Lord's Tent of Meeting.
- Deuteronomy 8:15He led you through the large and terrible desert where there were dangerous snakes and scorpions. It was very hot and dry. There was no water there for you to drink. But the Lord made water pour out of a hard rock for you.
- Nehemiah 9:15You gave your people bread from heaven when they were hungry. You gave them water from a rock to drink when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go to the land that you had promised to give them. You told them to take it for themselves.
- Psalms 78:15He broke rocks into pieces in the wilderness so that his people had plenty of water. Springs of water came from deep in the earth.
- Psalms 105:41He broke a rock, so that water poured out from it. It ran as a river through the dry places.
- Psalms 114:8He changes a rock into a pool of water! Water pours out of a hard rock!
- Isaiah 48:21When he led them through the desert, they did not become thirsty. He broke open a rock for them, so that water poured out. They could drink as much as they needed.
- 1 Corinthians 10:4All of them drank the same spiritual drink. They drank water from the spiritual rock that went with them. Christ was that rock.
- Psalms 46:4There is a river that runs into the city of God, and it brings God's blessing to the people there. That is the holy place where the Most High God lives.
- Isaiah 41:17Poor and helpless people look for water to drink, but there is none. They are so thirsty that their tongues are dry. But I, the Lord, will answer their prayers. I, the God of Israel, will not leave them alone.
- Isaiah 43:19Look! Now I will do something that is new! It is already beginning to happen. Surely, you can recognize it. Yes, I will make a road through the desert. I will make streams in the wilderness.
- John 4:10Jesus answered the woman, ‘You do not know what God could give to you. I asked you to give a drink to me. But you do not know who I am. If you did know, you would have asked me to give a drink to you. Then I would have given to you water that gives life.’
Commentaries on Exodus 17:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will stand before thee there, upon the rock in Horeb - The rock, הצור hatstsur . It seems as if God had directed the attention of Moses to a particular rock, with which he was well acquainted; for every part of the mount and its vicinity must have been well known to Moses during the time he kept Jethro's flocks in those quarters. Dr. Priestley has left the following sensible observations upon this miracle: - "The luminous cloud, the symbol of the Divine…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The rock in Horeb - (a rock situated, according to Arab tradition, in Wady Feiran. Horeb was a name given to the whole desert of Sinai and subsequently attached to the mountain. Palmer). It is questioned whether the water thus supplied ceased with the immediate occasion; see 1 Corinthians 10:4, the general meaning of which appears to be that their wants were ever supplied from Him, of whom the rock was but a symbol, and who accompanied them in all their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Mount Sinai: See study note on 3:1. water will come out of it: Note the similar way God provided for the people in Numbers 20:11 (see also Psalms 78:15–16; 105:41; 114:8; Isaiah 48:21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-71. the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin--In the succinct annals of this book, those places only are selected for particular notice by the inspired historian, which were scenes memorable for their happy or painful interest in the history of the Israelites. A more detailed itinerary is given in the later books of Moses, and we find that here two stations are omitted (Nu 33:1-56). according to the commandment of the Lord, &c.--not…Read the comment
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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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