Exodus 17
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וַ֠יִּסְעוּand they set outכָּל־allעֲדַ֨תthe congregation ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לIsraelמִמִּדְבַּר־from the wilderness ofסִ֛יןSinלְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םto journeyings theirעַל־onפִּ֣יthe mouth ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙and they encampedבִּרְפִידִ֔יםat Rephidimוְאֵ֥יןand there notמַ֖יִםwas waterלִשְׁתֹּ֥תto drinkהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַיָּ֤רֶבand it quarreledהָעָם֙the peopleעִם־withמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidתְּנוּ־giveלָ֥נוּto the usמַ֖יִםwaterוְנִשְׁתֶּ֑הso we may drinkוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלָהֶם֙to the themמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesמַה־why?תְּרִיבוּן֙are you quarreling !עִמָּדִ֔יwith meמַה־why?תְּנַסּ֖וּןare you putting to the test !אֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיִּצְמָ֨אand it was thirstyשָׁ֤םthereהָעָם֙the peopleלַמַּ֔יִםfor the waterוַיָּ֥לֶןand it grumbledהָעָ֖םthe peopleעַל־onמֹשֶׁ֑הMosesוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand it saidלָ֤מָּהto why?זֶּה֙thisהֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּdid you bring up usמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egyptלְהָמִ֥יתto put to deathאֹתִ֛יobj. meוְאֶת־and obj.בָּנַ֥יchildren myוְאֶת־and obj.מִקְנַ֖יlivestock myבַּצָּמָֽא׃by the thirst
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesעֲבֹר֙pass onלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָעָ֔םthe peopleוְקַ֥חand takeאִתְּךָ֖with youמִזִּקְנֵ֣יsome of the elders ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוּמַטְּךָ֗and staff yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהִכִּ֤יתָyou struckבּוֹ֙with the itאֶת־obj.הַיְאֹ֔רthe Riverקַ֥חtakeבְּיָדְךָ֖in hand yourוְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃and you will go
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הִנְנִ֣יhere Iעֹמֵד֩will be standingלְפָנֶ֨יךָto before youשָּׁ֥ם׀thereעַֽל־onהַצּוּר֮the rockבְּחֹרֵב֒at Horebוְהִכִּ֣יתָand you will strikeבַצּ֗וּרon the rockוְיָצְא֥וּand they will come outמִמֶּ֛נּוּfrom itמַ֖יִםwatersוְשָׁתָ֣הand it will drinkהָעָ֑םthe peopleוַיַּ֤עַשׂand he didכֵּן֙soמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesלְעֵינֵ֖יto the eyes ofזִקְנֵ֥יthe elders ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּקְרָא֙and he calledשֵׁ֣םthe name ofהַמָּק֔וֹםthe placeמַסָּ֖הMassahוּמְרִיבָ֑הand Meribahעַל־onרִ֣יב׀the quarrel ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוְעַ֨לand becauseנַסֹּתָ֤םput to the test theyאֶת־obj.יְהוָה֙Yahwehלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהֲיֵ֧שׁ¿ is thereיְהוָ֛הYahwehבְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּin midst ourאִם־or?אָֽיִן׃ פnot
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁ֤הMosesאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshuaבְּחַר־chooseלָ֣נוּfor the usאֲנָשִׁ֔יםmenוְצֵ֖אand go outהִלָּחֵ֣םfightבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קagainst Amalekמָחָ֗רtomorrowאָנֹכִ֤יIנִצָּב֙will be standingעַל־onרֹ֣אשׁthe top ofהַגִּבְעָ֔הthe hillוּמַטֵּ֥הand the staff ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godבְּיָדִֽי׃will be in hand my
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וִידֵ֤יand the hands ofמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesכְּבֵדִ֔יםwere heavyוַיִּקְחוּ־and they tookאֶ֛בֶןa stoneוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּand they put itתַחְתָּ֖יוunder himוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבand he satעָלֶ֑יהָon itוְאַהֲרֹ֨ןand Aaronוְח֜וּרand Hurתָּֽמְכ֣וּthey supportedבְיָדָ֗יוin hands hisמִזֶּ֤הfrom thisאֶחָד֙oneוּמִזֶּ֣הand from thisאֶחָ֔דoneוַיְהִ֥יand it wasיָדָ֛יוhands hisאֱמוּנָ֖הwere steadinessעַד־untilבֹּ֥אwentהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃the sun
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesכְּתֹ֨בwriteזֹ֤אתthisזִכָּרוֹן֙reminderבַּסֵּ֔פֶרin the bookוְשִׂ֖יםand put itבְּאָזְנֵ֣יin the ears ofיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַJoshuaכִּֽי־forמָחֹ֤הcertainly to wipe outאֶמְחֶה֙I will wipe outאֶת־obj.זֵ֣כֶרthe remembrance ofעֲמָלֵ֔קAmalekמִתַּ֖חַתfrom underהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃the heavens
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