God’s Word Translation
Exodus 17:4
4So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They’re almost ready to stone me!”
Exodus 17:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So Moses cried to the Lord, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!”
Context of Exodus 17:4
2So they complained to Moses by saying, “Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them, “Why are you complaining to me? Why are you testing the Lord?” 3But the people were thirsty for water there. They complained to Moses and asked, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Was it to make us, our children, and our livestock die of thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They’re almost ready to stone me!” 5The Lord answered Moses, “Bring some of the leaders of Israel with you, and go to where the people can see you. Take the staff you used to strike the Nile River. 6I’ll be standing in front of you there by a rock at Mount Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” Moses did this while the leaders of Israel watched him.
Read all of Exodus 17Exodus 17:4 word by word
וַיִּצְעַ֤ק מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה ע֥וֹד מְעַ֖ט וּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 17:4
- Exodus 14:15Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to start moving.
- Exodus 15:25Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the Lord set down laws and rules for them to live by, and there he tested them.
- Numbers 11:11So he asked, “Lord, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me?
- Numbers 14:10But when the whole community of Israel talked about stoning Moses and Aaron to death, they all saw the glory of the Lord ⌞shining⌟ at the tent of meeting.
- Numbers 16:19When Korah had gathered all his followers—those who opposed Moses and Aaron—at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole group.
- 1 Samuel 30:6David was in great distress because the people in their bitterness said he should be stoned. (They were thinking of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.)
- John 8:59Then some of the Jews picked up stones to throw at Jesus. However, Jesus was concealed, and he left the temple courtyard.
- John 10:31The Jews had again brought some rocks to stone Jesus to death.
- Acts 7:50Didn’t I make all these things?” ’
- Acts 14:19However, Jews from the cities of Antioch and Iconium arrived in Lystra and won the people over. They tried to stone Paul to death and dragged him out of the city when they thought that he was dead.
Commentaries on Exodus 17:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7On the journey from the sea to Mount Sinai, God continued to care for the people's needs. During the events where he rescued them, he showed his power. Here, he showed that he cares about their basic needs.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people?--His language, instead of betraying any signs of resentment or vindictive imprecation on a people who had given him a cruel and unmerited treatment, was the expression of an anxious wish to know what was the best to be done in the circumstances (compare Mt 5:44; Ro 12:21).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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