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Exodus 17:3-5
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 17:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 But the people were thirsty for water there; and [a]they (A)grumbled against Moses and said, “Why is it that you have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill [b]us and [c]our children and [d](B)our livestock with thirst?” 4 So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What am I to do with this people? A (C)little more and they will stone me!” 5 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pass before the people and take with you some of (D)the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which (E)you struck the Nile, and go.
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- Exodus 17:3 Lit the people
- Exodus 17:3 Lit me
- Exodus 17:3 Lit my
- Exodus 17:3 Lit my
Exodus 17:3-5
New International Version
Exodus 17:3-5
New International Version
3 But the people were thirsty(A) for water there, and they grumbled(B) against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die(C) of thirst?”
4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone(D) 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(E) with which you struck the Nile,(F) and go.
Exodus 17:3-5
King James Version
Exodus 17:3-5
King James Version
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.
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