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Exodus 17:4-6
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Exodus 17:4-6
New International Version
4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone(A) me.”
5 The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff(B) with which you struck the Nile,(C) and go. 6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.(D) Strike(E) the rock, and water(F) will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Exodus 17:4-6
King James Version
Exodus 17:4-6
King James Version
4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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Exodus 17:4-6
New King James Version
Exodus 17:4-6
New King James Version
4 So Moses (A)cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to (B)stone[a] me!”
5 And the Lord said to Moses, (C)“Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which (D)you struck the river, and go. 6 (E)Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.”
And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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- Exodus 17:4 Put me to death by stoning
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