(A)Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.”

So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you (B)tempt the Lord?”

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So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water(A) to drink.”(B)

Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”(C)

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So he called the name of the place (A)Massah[a] and [b]Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they [c]tempted the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:7 Lit. Tempted
  2. Exodus 17:7 Lit. Contention
  3. Exodus 17:7 tested

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?”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.