Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo 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?’ 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? Hebrew So the peopleהָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock contended וַיָּ֤רֶב (way·yā·reḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with Moses, מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver “Give תְּנוּ־ (tə·nū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set us water מַ֖יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen to drink.” וְנִשְׁתֶּ֑ה (wə·niš·teh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe “Why מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do you contend תְּרִיבוּן֙ (tə·rî·ḇūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with me?” עִמָּדִ֔י (‘im·mā·ḏî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5978: Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver replied. וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Why מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do you test תְּנַסּ֖וּן (tə·nas·sūn) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt the LORD?” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |
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