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Exodus 17:7-9
English Standard Version
Exodus 17:7-9
English Standard Version
7 And he called the name of the place (A)Massah[a] and (B)Meribah,[b] because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Israel Defeats Amalek
8 (C)Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9 So Moses said to (D)Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with (E)the staff of God in my hand.”
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- Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing
- Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling
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The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
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