Exodus 17:7 - Common English Bible

He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites argued with and tested the LORD, asking, “Is the LORD really with us or not?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He called the place Massah [proof] and Meribah [contention] because of the faultfinding of the Israelites and because they tempted and tried the patience of the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or not?

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American Standard Version (1901)

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?

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Catholic Public Domain Version

And he called the name of that place 'Temptation,' because of the arguing of the sons of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying: "Is the Lord with us, or not?"

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he called the name of that place Temptation, because the chiding of the children of Israel; and for that they tempted the Lord, saying: Is the Lord amongst us or not?

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