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Exodus 17:6

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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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  1. Exodus 17:4

    And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

  2. Exodus 17:5

    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.

  3. Exodus 17:7

    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?

  4. Exodus 17:8

    Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

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