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Exodus 17:1-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Exodus 17:1-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 17
Water from the Rock. 1 From the wilderness of Sin the whole Israelite community journeyed by stages, as the Lord directed, and encamped at Rephidim.(A)
But there was no water for the people to drink, 2 (B)and so they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to a test?” 3 Here, then, in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “Why then did you bring us up out of Egypt? To have us die of thirst with our children and our livestock?” 4 So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? A little more and they will stone me!” 5 The Lord answered Moses: Go on ahead of the people, and take along with you some of the elders of Israel, holding in your hand, as you go, the staff with which you struck the Nile. 6 I will be standing there in front of you on the rock in Horeb. Strike the rock, and the water will flow from it for the people to drink.(C) Moses did this, in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 The place was named Massah and Meribah,[a] because the Israelites quarreled there and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord in our midst or not?”(D)
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- 17:7 Massah…Meribah: Hebrew words meaning, respectively, “the place of the test” and “the place of strife, of quarreling.”
Exodus 17:1-7
New International Version
Exodus 17:1-7
New International Version
Water From the Rock
17 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin,(A) traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim,(B) but there was no water(C) for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water(D) to drink.”(E)
Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”(F)
3 But the people were thirsty(G) for water there, and they grumbled(H) against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die(I) of thirst?”
4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone(J) me.”
5 The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff(K) with which you struck the Nile,(L) and go. 6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.(M) Strike(N) the rock, and water(O) will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the place Massah[a](P) and Meribah[b](Q) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Footnotes
- Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
- Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.
Exodus 17:1-7
King James Version
Exodus 17:1-7
King James Version
17 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
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Éxodo 17:1-7
La Biblia de las Américas
Éxodo 17:1-7
La Biblia de las Américas
La peña de Horeb
17 (A)Toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel marchó por[a] jornadas desde el desierto de Sin(B), conforme al mandamiento[b] del Señor; y acamparon en Refidim, y no había agua para que el pueblo bebiera(C). 2 Entonces el pueblo contendió con Moisés(D), y dijeron: Danos agua para beber. Y Moisés les dijo: ¿Por qué contendéis conmigo? ¿Por qué tentáis al Señor(E)? 3 Pero el pueblo tuvo allí sed[c], y murmuró el pueblo contra Moisés(F), y dijo: ¿Por qué nos has hecho subir de Egipto para matarnos[d] de sed a nosotros, a nuestros[e] hijos y a nuestros[f] ganados(G)? 4 Y clamó Moisés al Señor, diciendo: ¿Qué haré con este pueblo? Un poco más y me apedrearán(H). 5 Y el Señor dijo a Moisés: Pasa delante del pueblo y toma contigo a algunos de los ancianos de Israel(I), y toma en tu mano la vara con la cual golpeaste el Nilo, y ve(J). 6 He aquí, yo estaré allí delante de ti sobre la peña en Horeb(K); y golpearás la peña, y saldrá agua de ella para que beba el pueblo(L). Y así lo hizo Moisés en presencia de los ancianos de Israel. 7 Y puso a aquel lugar el nombre de Masah[g](M) y Meriba[h](N), por la contienda de los hijos de Israel, y porque tentaron al Señor(O), diciendo: ¿Está el Señor entre nosotros o no?
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- Éxodo 17:1 Lit., por sus
- Éxodo 17:1 Lit., a la boca
- Éxodo 17:3 Lit., sed de agua
- Éxodo 17:3 Lit., matarme
- Éxodo 17:3 Lit., mis
- Éxodo 17:3 Lit., mis
- Éxodo 17:7 I.e., prueba
- Éxodo 17:7 I.e., contienda
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