Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Because he struck the rock, and the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed. Can he also give bread, or provide a table for his people? he smote Exodus 17:6,7 Behold I will stand there before thee, upon the rock Horeb, and thou shalt strike the rock, and water shall come out of it that the people may drink. Moses did so before the ancients of Israel: . . . Numbers 20:11 And when Moses bad lifted up his hand, and struck the rock twice with the rod, there came forth water in great abundance, so that the people and their cattle drank, can he give Psalm 78:41 And they turned back and tempted God: and grieved the holy one of Israel. Genesis 18:12-14 And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? . . . Numbers 11:21-23 And Moses said: There are six hundred thousand footmen of this people, and sayest thou: I will give them flesh to eat a whole month? . . . Context I Will Open My Mouth in Parables…19And they spoke ill of God: they said: Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20Because he struck the rock, and the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed. Can he also give bread, or provide a table for his people?21Therefore the Lord heard, and was angry: and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel.… Cross References Numbers 11:4 For a mixt multitude of people, that came up with them, burned with desire, sitting and weeping, the children of Israel also being joined with them, and said: Who shall give us flesh to eat? Numbers 11:18 And thou shalt say to the people: Be ye sanctified: to morrow you shall eat flesh: for I have heard you say: Who will give us flesh to eat? It was well with us in Egypt. That the Lord may give you flesh, and you may eat: Numbers 20:11 And when Moses bad lifted up his hand, and struck the rock twice with the rod, there came forth water in great abundance, so that the people and their cattle drank, Psalm 68:10 In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor. Psalm 78:15 He struck the rock in the wilderness: and gave them to drink, as out of the great deep. Psalm 78:16 He brought forth water out of the rock: and made streams run down as rivers. Isaiah 48:21 They thirsted not in the desert, when he led them out: he brought forth water out of the rock for them, and he clove the rock, and the waters gushed out. Lexicon Whenהֵ֤ן (hên) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold! He struck הִכָּה־ (hik·kāh-) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike the rock, צ֨וּר ׀ (ṣūr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge water מַיִם֮ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen gushed out וַיָּז֣וּבוּ (way·yā·zū·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2100: To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow and torrents וּנְחָלִ֪ים (ū·nə·ḥā·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft overflowed. יִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּ (yiš·ṭō·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7857: To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer But can י֣וּכַל (yū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power He also הֲגַם־ (hă·ḡam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and give תֵּ֑ת (têṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set bread לֶ֭חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not supply יָכִ֖ין (yā·ḵîn) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect His people לְעַמּֽוֹ׃ (lə·‘am·mōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with meat?” שְׁאֵ֣ר (šə·’êr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood Additional Translations When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents overflowed. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people? Forasmuch as he smote the rock, and the waters flowed, and the torrents ran abundantly; will he be able also to give bread, or prepare a table for his people? Behold, he smote the rock, and waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; is he able to give bread also, or provide flesh for his people? Behold, he smote the rock, that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; can he give bread also? will he provide flesh for his people? Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?" Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. 'Also -- bread is He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?' 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