Exodus

Exodus 17:3–4

³But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt — to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”

⁴Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”

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Exodus 17:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
thirsted	וַיִּצְמָ֨א	way·yiṣ·mā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6770 be thirsty
for water	לַמַּ֔יִם	lam·ma·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
there	שָׁ֤ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and they grumbled	וַיָּ֥לֶן	way·yā·len	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you brought us	הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ	he·‘ĕ·lî·ṯā·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
to make	לְהָמִ֥ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
us	אֹתִ֛י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
our children	בָּנַ֥י	bā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
and livestock	מִקְנַ֖י	miq·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4735 cattle
of thirst	בַּצָּמָֽא׃	baṣ·ṣā·mā	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6772 thirst

Exodus 17:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
cried out	וַיִּצְעַ֤ק	way·yiṣ·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
What	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should I do	אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
with these	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	לָעָ֣ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
A little more	ע֥וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
and they will stone me	וּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃	ū·sə·qā·lu·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5619 stone, put to death by stoning

Cross-references

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Exodus 17:3 Exodus 16:2–3 · Exodus 15:24

Exodus 17:4 1 Samuel 30:6 · Numbers 14:10 · John 10:31 · Acts 14:19 · John 8:59

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.