Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 17:2-7

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.

5And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Go onעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and takeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947with thee of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and thy rodוּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.KhaH4294,wherewith thou smotestהִכִּ֤יתָhi.Ki.taH5221the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,takeקַ֥חkachH3947in thine handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027,and goוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.

6Behold, I will standעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee there upon the rockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697in Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722;and thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the rockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697,and there shall comeוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325out of it, that the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971may drinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354.And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And he calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532,and Meribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809,because of the chidingרִ֣יב׀rivH7379of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and because they temptedנַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.TamH5254Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Isהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us, or not?

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