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Exodus 17:6-8
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Exodus 17:6-8
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6 I will stand before you on a rock at Horeb.[a] Hit that rock with the walking stick and water will come out of it. Then the people can drink.”
Moses did these things and the elders of Israel saw it. 7 Moses named that place Meribah[b] and Massah,[c] because this was the place that the Israelites turned against him and tested the Lord. The people wanted to know if the Lord was with them or not.
War With the Amalekites
8 At Rephidim the Amalekites came and fought against the Israelites.
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- Exodus 17:6 Horeb Another name for Mount Sinai.
- Exodus 17:7 Meribah This name means “argument” or “rebellion.”
- Exodus 17:7 Massah This name means “trial,” “temptation,” or “test.”
Exodus 17:6-8
New International Version
Exodus 17:6-8
New International Version
6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.(A) Strike(B) the rock, and water(C) 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](D) and Meribah[b](E) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
The Amalekites Defeated
8 The Amalekites(F) came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.(G)
Footnotes
- Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
- Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.
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