Exodus 17:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“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?”
Exodus 17:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 17:719 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing
מַסָּהmasāhMassah
וּמְרִיבָהûmərîvāhAnd Meribah
עַלʿalAbove
רִיבrîvContest
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וְעַלwəʿalAnd above
נַסֹּתָםnasōtāmTest
אֶתʾet—
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הֲיֵשׁhăyēšIs
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
בְּקִרְבֵּנוּbəqirəbēnûIn nearest
אִםʾimLo!
אָיִןʾāyinNonentity
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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