Exodus 17:7 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And he called	וַיִּקְרָא֙	h7121
1	the name	שֵׁ֣ם	h8034
2	of the place	הַמָּק֔וֹם	h4725
3	Massah	מַסָּ֖ה	h4532
4	and Meribah	וּמְרִיבָ֑ה	h4809
5		עַל	h5921
6	because of the chiding	רִ֣יב׀	h7379
7	of the children	בְּנֵ֣י	h1121
8	of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	h3478
9		וְעַ֨ל	h5921
10	and because they tempted	נַסֹּתָ֤ם	h5254
11		אֶת	h853
15	the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	h3068
13	saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	h559
14	Is	הֲיֵ֧שׁ	h3426
15	the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	h3068
16	among	בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ	h7130
17		אִם	h518
18		אָֽיִן׃	h369

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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?

World English Bible (WEB)

He called the name of the place Massah,{Massah means testing.} and Meribah,{Meribah means quarreling.} because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, "Is Yahweh among us, or not?"

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he calleth the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the `strife' of the sons of Israel, and because of their `trying' Jehovah, saying, `Is Jehovah in our midst or not?'