Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 17:2-4

2Wherefore the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971did chideוַיָּ֤רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414us waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that we may drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354.And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Why chideתְּרִיבוּן֙te.ri.VunH7378ye with me? wherefore do ye temptתְּנַסּ֖וּןte.na.SunH5254Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

3And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thirstedוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770there for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971murmuredוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore is this thatthou hast broughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927us up out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to killלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191us and our childrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121and our cattleמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735with thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?

4And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,What shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213unto this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971?they be almostמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592ready to stoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619me.

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