⁷ And he called the place Massah^[a](A) and Meribah^[b](B) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

The Amalekites Defeated

⁸ The Amalekites^(C) came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.^{(D) 9} Moses said to Joshua,^(E) “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff^(F) of God in my hands.”