Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 17:5-7

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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