Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
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ASV
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?
KJV
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?
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָא֙ | vai.yik.Ra' | and he called | H7121 → |
| שֵׁ֣ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → |
| הַמָּק֔וֹם | ha.ma.Kom | the place | H4725 → |
| מַסָּ֖ה | ma.Sah | Massah | H4532 → |
| וּמְרִיבָ֑ה | u.me.ri.Vah | and Meribah | H4809 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| רִ֣יב׀ | riv | [the] quarrel of | H7379 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| וְעַ֨ל | ve.'Al | and because | H5921 → |
| נַסֹּתָ֤ם | na.so.Tam | put to [the] test they | H5254 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| הֲיֵ֧שׁ | ha.Yesh | ¿ [is] there | H3426 → |
| יְהוָ֛ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ | be.kir.Be.nu | in midst our | H7130 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | or? | H518 → |
| אָֽיִן׃ פ | 'A.yin | not | H369 → |
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