Exodus 17:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?”
Exodus 17:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 17:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 17:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?””
Exodus 17:2 — World English Bible
Exodus 17:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah?”
Exodus 17:2 — American Standard Version
Exodus 17:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the people strive with Moses, and say, `Give us water, and we drink.' And Moses saith to them, `What? --ye strive with me, what? --ye try Jehovah?'”
Exodus 17:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 17:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?”
Exodus 17:2 — Darby Translation
Exodus 17:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore the people contended with Moses, and sayde, Giue vs water that we may drinke. And Moses sayde vnto them, Why contende yee with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?”
Exodus 17:2 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 17:2 in Context — Exodus 17
1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
3 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?
4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
What Does Exodus 17:2 Mean?
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