Exodus

Exodus 17:6

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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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנְנִ֣י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will stand	עֹמֵד֩	‘ō·mêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
there	שָּׁ֥ם׀	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
before	לְפָנֶ֨יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
you	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
by the rock	הַצּוּר֮	haṣ·ṣūr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff
at Horeb	בְּחֹרֵב֒	bə·ḥō·rêḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2722 Horeb
And when you strike	וְהִכִּ֣יתָ	wə·hik·kî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the rock	בַצּ֗וּר	ḇaṣ·ṣūr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff
water	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
will come out	וְיָצְא֥וּ	wə·yā·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
of it	מִמֶּ֛נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
for the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
to drink	וְשָׁתָ֣ה	wə·šā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
did	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	כֵּן֙	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
in the sight	לְעֵינֵ֖י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the elders	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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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.