Exodus 17:3
And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
Exodus 17:3 in other translations
| BSB | But 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?” |
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| WEB | The people were thirsty for water there; so the people murmured against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?” |
| ASV | And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? |
| YLT | and the people thirst there for water, and the people murmur against Moses, and say, ‘Why is this? --thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to put us to death, also our sons and our cattle, with thirst.' |
| DARBY | And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? |
| BBE | And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water? |
| Webster | And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is this that thou hast brought us out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? |
What does Exodus 17:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 17:2-3
2-3. the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink, &c.--The want of water was a privation, the severity of which we cannot estimate, and it was a great trial to the Israelites, but their conduct on this new occasion was outrageous; it amounted even to "a tempting of the Lord." It was an opposition to His minister, a distrust of His care, an indifference to His kindness, an unbelief in…
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7
The children of Israel journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, yet they came to a place where there was no water for them to drink. We may be in the way of duty, yet may meet with troubles, which Providence brings us into, for the trial of our faith, and that God may be glorified in our relief. They began to question whether God was with them or not. This is called…
Exodus 17:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 17:3
- Exodus 16:2-3
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
- Exodus 15:24
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
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Context
- Exodus 17:2
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
- Exodus 17:3
And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
- Exodus 17:4
And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
Exodus 17:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así que el pueblo tuvo allí sed de agua, y murmuró contra Moisés, y dijo: ¿Por qué nos hiciste subir de Egipto, para matarnos de sed á nosotros, y á nuestros hijos, y á nuestros ganados? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et là, le peuple eut soif d’eau; et le peuple murmura contre Moïse, et dit: Pourquoi nous as-tu fait monter d’Égypte, pour nous faire mourir de soif, moi, et mes enfants, et mon bétail? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Volk dürstete daselbst nach Wasser, und das Volk murrte wider Mose und sprach: Warum doch hast du uns aus Ägypten heraufgeführt, um mich und meine Kinder und mein Vieh vor Durst sterben zu lassen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sitivit ergo ibi populus præ aquæ penuria, et murmuravit contra Moysen, dicens: Cur fecisti nos exire de Ægypto, ut occideres nos, et liberos nostros, ac jumenta siti? |