Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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Verse 6 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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Siehe, ich will daselbst stehen vor dir auf einem Fels am Horeb; da sollst du den Fels schlagen, so wird Wasser herauslaufen, daß das Volk trinke. Mose tat also vor den Ältesten von Israel.
He aquí que yo estoy delante de ti allí sobre la peña en Horeb; y herirás la peña, y saldrán de ella aguas, y beberá el pueblo. Y Moisés lo hizo así en presencia de los ancianos de Israel.
Yo estaré allí delante de ti, sobre la roca en Horeb. Golpearás la roca, saldrá agua de ella y el pueblo beberá». Moisés lo hizo así a la vista de los ancianos de Israel.
Voici, je me tiendrai devant toi sur le rocher d'Horeb; tu frapperas le rocher, et il en sortira de l'eau, et le peuple boira. Et Moïse fit ainsi, aux yeux des anciens d'Israël.
Ecco, io starò ivi davanti a te sopra la roccia in Horeb; e tu percuoterai la roccia, e d’essa uscirà acqua, e il popolo berrà. E Mosè fece così alla vista degli Anziani d’Israele.
Eis que eu estarei ali diante de ti sobre a rocha, em Horebe, e tu ferirás a rocha, e dela sairão águas e o povo beberá. E Moisés assim o fez, diante dos olhos dos anciãos de Israel.
看哪,我要在 何烈 的磐石那裏,站在你面前。你要擊打磐石,水就會從磐石流出來,給百姓喝。」 摩西 就在 以色列 的長老眼前這樣做了。
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