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Exodus 17:2-7

2Therefore thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971contendedוַיָּ֤רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378withMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414uswaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325that we maydrinkוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הve.nish.TehH8354. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whychideתְּרִיבוּן֙te.ri.VunH7378you with me? why do yetemptתְּנַסּ֖וּןte.na.SunH5254theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

3And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thirstedוַיִּצְמָ֨אvai.yitz.Ma'H6770there forwaterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325; and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971murmuredוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885againstMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why is this that thou hastbroughtהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּhe.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927us out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, tokillלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191us and ourchildrenבָּנַ֥יba.NaiH1121and ourcattleמִקְנַ֖יmik.NaiH4735withthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772?

4AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213to thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971? they arealmostמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592ready tostoneוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃u.se.ka.Lu.niH5619me.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, Goonעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andtakeוְקַ֥חve.KachH3947with thee of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thyrodוּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.KhaH4294, with which thousmotestהִכִּ֤יתָhi.Ki.taH5221theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,takeקַ֥חkachH3947in thyhandבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027, andgoוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.taH1980.

6Behold, I willstandעֹמֵד֩'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee there on therockהַצּוּר֮ha.TzurH6697inHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722; and thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221therockבַצּ֗וּרva.TzurH6697, andwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shallcomeוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318out of it, that thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971maydrinkוְשָׁתָ֣הve.sha.TahH8354. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And hecalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Massahמַסָּ֖הma.SahH4532, andMeribahוּמְרִיבָ֑הu.me.ri.VahH4809, because of thestrivingרִ֣יב׀rivH7379of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and because theytemptedנַסֹּתָ֤םna.so.TamH5254theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Isהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us, or not?

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