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?
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 17 of Exodus. Israel again faces a lack of water at Rephidim. The people’s dispute with Moses once again reveals the difficulty of trusting God under the adverse conditions of the wilderness.
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Und sie zankten mit Mose und sprachen: Gebt uns Wasser, daß wir trinken. Mose sprach zu ihnen: Was zankt ihr mit mir? Warum versucht ihr den HERRN?
Y altercó el pueblo con Moisés, y dijeron: Danos agua que bebamos. Y Moisés les dijo: ¿Por qué altercáis conmigo? ¿por qué tentáis a Jehová?
Alors le peuple chercha querelle à Moïse. Ils dirent: Donnez-nous de l'eau à boire. Moïse leur répondit: Pourquoi me cherchez-vous querelle? Pourquoi tentez-vous l'Eternel?
E il popolo contese con Mosè, e disse: Dateci dell’acqua da bere. E Mosè disse loro: Perchè contendete voi meco? e perchè tentate il Signore?
Então contendeu o povo com Moisés, e disse: Dá-nos água para beber. E Moisés lhes disse: Por que contendeis comigo? Por que tentais ao SENHOR?
百姓就與 摩西 爭鬧,說:「給我們水喝吧!」 摩西 對他們說:「你們為甚麼與我爭鬧呢?你們為甚麼試探耶和華呢?」
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