New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 17:2-7

2So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971quarreledוַיָּ֤רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414us waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325so that 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 peopleH5971wereH6770thirstyוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033; and theygrumbledוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100is it that you have broughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927us upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to killלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191us andour childrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121andour livestockמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735with thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?”

4So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedH6817outH6817to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100am I to doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213with thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971? Alittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592moreע֥וֹדodH5750and they will stoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619me!”

5Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Passעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and takeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947with you someH4480ofthe eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and takeקַ֥חkachH3947in your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027your staffוּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.KhaH4294with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you struckהִכִּ֤יתָhi.Ki.taH5221the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,and goוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.

6BeholdH2009,I will standעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you thereשָּׁ֥ם׀shamH8033on the rockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697atHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722; andyou shall strikeוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the rockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697,and waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325will comeוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318outH3318of it, so that the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971may drinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354.”And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּן֙kenH3651in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Then he namedוַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532andMeribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809becauseעַל־'al-H5921of the quarrelרִ֣יב׀rivH7379of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and becauseוְעַ֨לve.'AlH5921theytestedנַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.TamH5254the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Is the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us, orאִם־'im-H518not?”

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