Exodus 17:5
Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Pass over before the people, and take with thee some of the elders of Israel,—thy staff also wherewith thou didst smite the river, take thou in thy hand, so shalt thou go thy way.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Exodus 7:19And Yahweh said unto Moses,—Say unto Aaron—Take thy staff, and stretch forth thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams over their rivers, and over their pools and over all their collections of water—that they may become blood,—so shall there be blood in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
Numbers 20:8Take the staff and gather together the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, then shall ye speak unto the cliff before their eyes and it shall give forth its waters,—so shalt thou bring forth unto them water, out of the cliff, and shalt cause the assembly, and their cattle to drink.
Acts 20:23save that, the Holy Spirit, from city to city, doth bear me full witness, saying that, bonds and tribulations, await 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 →