Exodus

Exodus 17:4–6

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

5And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.b And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.”

So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Footnotes

  • b 17:6 Horeb is another name for Sinai.

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Exodus 17:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
cried outוַיִּצְעַ֤קway·yiṣ·‘aqConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6817 cry, cry out, call
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Whatמָ֥הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
should I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה’e·‘ĕ·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
with theseהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleלָעָ֣םlā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
A little moreע֥וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
and they will stone meוּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃ū·sə·qā·lu·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; first person common singularH5619 stone, put to death by stoning

Exodus 17:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
Walk onעֲבֹר֙‘ă·ḇōrVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
and takeוְקַ֥חwə·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
some of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmiz·ziq·nêPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural constructH2205 old
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
with youאִתְּךָ֖’it·tə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH854 with
Take alongקַ֥חqaḥVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
in your handבְּיָדְךָ֖bə·yā·ḏə·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
the staffוּמַטְּךָ֗ū·maṭ·ṭə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4294 staff, rod, shaft
with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you struckהִכִּ֤יתָhik·kî·ṯāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5221 smite
the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay·’ōrArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2975 stream
and goוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃wə·hā·lā·ḵə·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk

Exodus 17:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I will standעֹמֵד֩‘ō·mêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
thereשָּׁ֥ם׀šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
beforeלְפָנֶ֨יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
youעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
by the rockהַצּוּר֮haṣ·ṣūrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6697 rock, cliff
at Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒bə·ḥō·rêḇPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2722 Horeb
And when you strikeוְהִכִּ֣יתָwə·hik·kî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5221 smite
the rockבַצּ֗וּרḇaṣ·ṣūrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6697 rock, cliff
waterמַ֖יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
will come outוְיָצְא֥וּwə·yā·ṣə·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3318 go or come out
of itמִמֶּ֛נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; third person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
for the peopleהָעָ֑םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
to drinkוְשָׁתָ֣הwə·šā·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8354 drink
So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
didוַיַּ֤עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
thisכֵּן֙kênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יlə·‘ê·nêPreposition-l; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יziq·nêAdjective - masculine plural constructH2205 old
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Cross-references

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

Exodus 17:5 Exodus 7:19–20 · Numbers 20:8–11 · Ezekiel 2:6

Exodus 17:6 1 Corinthians 10:4 · Nehemiah 9:15 · Numbers 20:9–11 · Psalm 105:41 · Deuteronomy 8:15 · John 4:10 · Psalm 78:15–16 · Psalm 78:20 · Psalm 114:8 · Isaiah 41:17–18 · Isaiah 43:19–20 · John 7:37–38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.