Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7378 [e] וַיָּ֤רֶב way-yā-reḇ And contended Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5971 [e] הָעָם֙ hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 5973 [e] עִם־ ‘im- with Prep 4872 [e] מֹשֶׁ֔ה mō-šeh Moses N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ way-yō-mə-rū and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 5414 [e] תְּנוּ־ tə-nū- Give V-Qal-Imp-mp [e] לָ֥נוּ lā-nū to us Prep-l | 1cp 4325 [e] מַ֖יִם ma-yim water N-mp 8354 [e] וְנִשְׁתֶּ֑ה wə-niš-teh that we may drink Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cp 559 [e] וַיֹּ֤אמֶר way-yō-mer And said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms [e] לָהֶם֙ lā-hem to them Prep-l | 3mp 4872 [e] מֹשֶׁ֔ה mō-šeh Moses N-proper-ms 4100 [e] מַה־ mah- Why Interrog 7378 [e] תְּרִיבוּן֙ tə-rî-ḇūn do you⁺ contend V-Qal-Imperf-2mp | Pn 5978 [e] עִמָּדִ֔י ‘im-mā-ḏî with me Prep | 1cs 4100 [e] מַה־ mah- Why Interrog 5254 [e] תְּנַסּ֖וּן tə-nas-sūn do you⁺ test V-Piel-Imperf-2mp | Pn 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3068 [e] יְהוָֽה׃ Yah-weh YHWH N-proper-ms

Berean Study Bible
So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”

Young's Literal Translation
and the people strive with Moses, and say, ‘Give us water, and we drink.’ And Moses saith to them, ‘What?—ye strive with me, what?—ye try Jehovah?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the people complained to Moses, “ Give us water to drink.”“ Why are you complaining to me ? ” Moses replied to them. “ Why are you testing the LORD? ”

New American Standard Bible
Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water that we may drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?"

King James Bible
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? Exodus 17:2 • Exodus 17:2 NIV • Exodus 17:2 NLT • Exodus 17:2 ESV • Exodus 17:2 NASB • Exodus 17:2 KJV • Exodus 17:2 Biblia Paralela • Exodus 17:2 Chinese Bible • Exodus 17:2 French Bible • Exodus 17:2 German Bible

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