Exodus 17:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 17:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקְרָא֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
הַמָּק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
מַסָּ֖ה
Maççâh
H4532
Massah
וּמְרִיבָ֑ה
Mᵉrîybâh
H4809
Meribah
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רִ֣יב
rîyb
H7379
strife
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְעַ֨ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
נַסֹּתָ֤ם
nâçâh
H5254
to test
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲיֵ֧שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ
qereb
H7130
midst
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אָֽיִן
ʼayin
H369
nothing
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World English Bible Public Domain
He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, "Is Yahweh among us, or not?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, for the conflict of the sons of Israel and for their testing of Yahweh by saying, “Is Yahweh among us or not?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).