Verse List for EXO 17:7

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OET (OET-RV) Mosheh named that place both ‘Massah’ (which means ‘testing’) and ‘Meribah’ (which means ‘complaining’), because of the conflict among the Israelis and because of how they tested of Yahweh by saying, ‘Is Yahweh among us or not?’

OET-LV And_he/it _called the _name _of the _place Maşşāh and_Mərīⱱāh on the _quarrel _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_because they_put _to _the _test DOM YHWH to_say (there) is_YHWH in_midst _of_our or not.

ULT And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, for the conflict of the sons of Israel and for their testing of Yahweh by saying, “Is Yahweh among us or not?”

UST Moses named that place both Masseh (because the Israelites tested Yahweh by questioning if he was really able to help them or not) and Meribah (because they were complaining all the time to him).

BSB & MSB He named the place Massah[fn] and Meribah[fn] because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE & WMBB He called the name of the place Massah,[fn] and Meribah,[fn] because the children of Israel quarrelled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD amongst us, or not?”

NET He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the Israelites and because of their testing the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

LSV and he calls the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the strife of the sons of Israel, and because of their trying YHWH, saying, “Is YHWH in our midst or not?”

FBV He called the place Massah and Meribah[fn] because the Israelites argued there, and because they challenged the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord with us, or not?”

T4T Moses/I gave that place two names in the Hebrew language: Massah, which means ‘testing’, and Meribah, which means ‘complaining’. He/I gave it the name Massah because the Israeli people were testing Yahweh, saying “Is Yahweh really among us and able to help us, or not?”, and he/I gave it the name Meribah because they were continually complaining.

LEB And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the _⌊Israelites_⌋[fn] and because of their testing Yahweh by saying, “Is Yahweh in our midst or not?”

BBE And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: 'Is the LORD among us, or not?'

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?

DRA And he called the name of that place Temptation, because the chiding of the children of Israel, and for that they tempted the Lord, saying: Is the Lord amongst us or not?

YLT and he calleth the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the 'strife' of the sons of Israel, and because of their 'trying' Jehovah, saying, 'Is Jehovah in our midst or not?'

Drby And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

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

SLT And he will call the name of the place, Temptation, and Strife, for the contention of the sons of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah in the midst of us or not?

Wbstr 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?

KJB-1769 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?[fn][fn]

KJB-1611 And hee called the name of the place [fn]Massah, and [fn]Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD amongst vs, or not?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps 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 Lorde, saying: Is the Lorde amongest vs, or not?
(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?)

Gnva And he called the name of the place, Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among vs, or no?
(And he called the name of the place, Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or no?)

Cvdl Then was that place called Massa Meriba, because of the chydinge of the children of Israel, and because they tempted ye LORDE, and sayde: Is the LORDE amonge vs, or not?
(Then was that place called Massa Meriba, because of the chydinge of the children of Israel, and because they tempted ye/you_all LORD, and said: Is the LORD among us, or not?)

Wycl and he clepide the name of that place Temptacioun, for the chidyng of the sones of Israel, and for thei temptiden the Lord, and seiden, Whether the Lord is in vs, ether nay?
(and he called the name of that place Temptacioun, for the chiding of the sons of Israel, and for they tempted the Lord, and said, Whether the Lord is in us, either nay?)

Luth Da hieß man den Ort Massa und Meriba um des Zanks willen der Kinder Israel, und daß sie den HErr’s versucht und gesagt hatten: Ist der HErr unter uns oder nicht?
(So was_called man the place/location Massa and Meriba around/by/for the quarrel(n)s will(v) the/of_the children Israel, and that they/she/them the LORD’s tried and said had: Is the/of_the LORD under us/to_us/ourselves or not?)

ClVg et vocavit nomen loci illius, Tentatio, propter jurgium filiorum Israël, et quia tentaverunt Dominum, dicentes: Estne Dominus in nobis, an non?
(and he_called name loci of_that, Tentatio, because yurgium of_children Israel, and because they_tried the_Master, saying: Estne Master in/into/on us, or non?)

UHB וַ⁠יִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הַ⁠מָּק֔וֹם מַסָּ֖ה וּ⁠מְרִיבָ֑ה עַל־רִ֣יב ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְ⁠עַ֨ל נַסֹּתָ֤⁠ם אֶת־יְהוָה֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר הֲ⁠יֵ֧שׁ יְהוָ֛ה בְּ⁠קִרְבֵּ֖⁠נוּ אִם־אָֽיִן׃פ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, Πειρασμὸς, καὶ Λοιδόρησις, διὰ τὴν λοιδορίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ διὰ τὸ πειράζειν Κύριον, λέγοντας, εἰ ἔστι Κύριος ἐν ἡμῖν, ἢ οὔ;

BrTr And he called the name of that place, Temptation, and Reviling, because of the reviling of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or not?