Exodus 17:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Exodus 17:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 17:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 17:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The people were thirsty for water there; so the people murmured against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?””

Exodus 17:3 — World English Bible

Exodus 17:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”

Exodus 17:3 — American Standard Version

Exodus 17:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the people thirst there for water, and the people murmur against Moses, and say, `Why <FI>is<Fi> this? --thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to put us to death, also our sons and our cattle, with thirst.'”

Exodus 17:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 17:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”

Exodus 17:3 — Darby Translation

Exodus 17:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So the people thirsted there for water, and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou thus brought vs out of Egypt to kill vs and our children and our cattel with thirst?”

Exodus 17:3 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 17:3 in Context — Exodus 17

1 E toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel partiu do deserto de Sim, por suas jornadas, ao mandamento do SENHOR, e assentaram o acampamento em Refidim: e não havia água para que o povo bebesse.

2 E brigou o povo com Moisés, e disseram: Dá-nos água que bebamos. E Moisés lhes disse: Por que brigais comigo? Por que tentais ao SENHOR?

3 Assim que o povo teve ali sede de água, e murmurou contra Moisés, e disse: Por que nos fizeste subir do Egito para matar-nos de sede a nós, e a nossos filhos e a nossos gados?

4 Então clamou Moisés ao SENHOR, dizendo: Que farei com este povo? Daqui um pouco me apedrejarão.

5 E o SENHOR disse a Moisés: Passa diante do povo, e toma contigo dos anciãos de Israel; e toma também em tua mão tua vara, com que feriste o rio, e vai:

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