Exodus 17:7
Good News Translation
7 The place was named Massah and Meribah,[a] because the Israelites complained and put the Lord to the test when they asked, “Is the Lord with us or not?”
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- Exodus 17:7 These names in Hebrew mean “testing” and “complaining.”
Exodus 17:7
King James Version
7 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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Numbers 20:13
Good News Translation
13 This happened at Meribah,[a] where the people of Israel complained against the Lord and where he showed them that he is holy.
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- Numbers 20:13 This name in Hebrew means “complaining.”
Numbers 20:13
King James Version
13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
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