Exodus 17:7

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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?He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

In other translations

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?He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

Hebrew words

וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he calledH7121שֵׁםshem[the] name ofH8034הַמָּקוֹםhamakomthe placeH4725מַסָּהmasahMassahH4532וּמְרִיבָהumerivahand MeribahH4809עַל־'al-onH5921רִיב׀riv[the] quarrel ofH7379בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְעַלve'aland becauseH5921נַסֹּתָםnasotamput to [the] test theyH5254אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הֲיֵשׁhayesh¿ [is] thereH3426יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בְּקִרְבֵּנוּbekirbenuin midst ourH7130אִם־'im-or?H518אָיִן׃ פ'ayinnotH369

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People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Massah, Meribah (Exodus 17)

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