New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 17:1-4

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֨ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַ֠יִּסְעוּVai.yis.'uH5265bystagesלְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םle.mas.'ei.HemH4550from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057ofSinסִ֛יןsinH5512,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583atRephidimבִּרְפִידִ֔יםbir.fi.DimH7508,and thereH369was noH369waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971to drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354.

2Therefore the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971quarreledוַיָּ֤רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414us waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that we may drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354.”And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you quarrelתְּרִיבוּן֙te.ri.VunH7378with me?Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you testתְּנַסּ֖וּןte.na.SunH5254the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

3But the peopleH5971thirstedוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325; and theygrumbledוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100,nowזֶּה֙zehH2088,have you broughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927us up from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to killלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191us andour childrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121andour livestockמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735with thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?”

4So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817out to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971? Alittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592moreע֥וֹדodH5750and they will stoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619me.”

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