And he called the name of the place [a]Massah and [b]Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted the Lord, saying, Is the [c]Lord among us, or no?

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:7 Or, tentation.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Or, strife.
  3. Exodus 17:7 When in adversity we think God to be absent, then we neglect his promise, and make him a liar.

And he called the place Massah[a](A) and Meribah[b](B) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.