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Psalm 106:32–33

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106:32They made him angry by the waters of Meribah,

and Moses suffered48 because of them,

106:33for they aroused49 his temper,50

and he spoke rashly.51

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Footnotes

  1. 48 Heb “there was harm to Moses.”
  2. 49 The Hebrew text vocalizes the form as הִמְרוּ (himru), a Hiphil from מָרָה (marah, “to behave rebelliously”), but the verb fits better with the object (“his spirit”) if it is revocalized as הֵמֵרוּ (hemeru), a Hiphil from מָרַר (marar, “to be bitter”). The Israelites “embittered” Moses’ “spirit” in the sense that they aroused his temper with their complaints.
  3. 50 Heb “his spirit.”
  4. 51 The Hebrew text adds “with his lips,” but this has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons. Verses 32–33 allude to the events of Num 20:1–13.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They angered him at the waters of Meribah,

and it went ill with Moses on their account,

for they made his spirit bitter,

and he spoke rashly with his lips.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

By the waters of Meribah they angered the Lord,

and trouble came to Moses because of them;

for they rebelled against the Spirit of God,

and rash words came from Moses’ lips.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They angered the Lord at the Waters of Meribah,

and Moses suffered because of them,

for they embittered his spirit,

and he spoke rashly with his lips.

NLTNew Living Translation

At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord,

causing Moses serious trouble.

They made Moses angry,

and he spoke foolishly.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They also angered God at the waters of Meribah,

and it went badly for Moses on account of them,

because they rebelled against his Spirit,

and he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.

KJV 1900King James Version

They angered him also at the waters of strife,

So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

Because they provoked his spirit,

So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.