Exodus 17:7
And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah; because of the quarrelling of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is then the Lord among us, or not?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Cross References
Exodus 34:9And he said, If now I have found grace in thy eyes, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go among us; even because it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon thou our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thy heritage.
Numbers 20:24Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my order at the waters of Meribah.
Deuteronomy 9:22And at Taberah, and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah, have ye been provoking the Lord to wrath.
Deuteronomy 33:8And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy holy man, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Psalms 78:18And they tempted God in their heart, by asking food for their desire.
Psalms 81:8(81:9) Hear, O my people, and I will give warning unto thee; O Israel, if thou wouldst but hearken unto me!
Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:2-8
The Israelites Murmur for Water. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord , and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 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 ? 3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured… Read the whole commentary →