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Exodus 17:7

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7So he named the place 1aMassah and 2bMeribah because of the contending of the sons of Israel, and because they ctested Yahweh, saying, “Is Yahweh among us or not?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit test
  2. 2Lit quarrel

Cross references

  1. aDeut 6:16; 9:22; Ps 95:8
  2. bNum 20:13, 24; 27:14; Ps 81:7
  3. cNum 14:22; Deut 33:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Moses named the place Massah (which means “test”) and Meribah (which means “arguing”) because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord here with us or not?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the Israelites and because of their testing Yahweh by saying, “Is Yahweh in our midst or not?”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?