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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Exodus 17:4
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!"
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Hebrew Names Version
Moshe cried to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
Moshe cried to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
King James Version
And Moses cried unto the Lord , saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
And Moses cried unto the Lord , saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
Lexham English Bible
And Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, "What will I do with this people? A little longer and they will stone me."
And Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, "What will I do with this people? A little longer and they will stone me."
New Century Version
So Moses cried to the Lord , "What can I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me to death."
So Moses cried to the Lord , "What can I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me to death."
New English Translation
Then Moses cried out to the Lord , "What will I do with this people?—a little more and they will stone me!"
Then Moses cried out to the Lord , "What will I do with this people?—a little more and they will stone me!"
Amplified Bible
So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, saying, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, saying, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
New American Standard Bible
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What am I to do with this people? A little more and they will stone me!"
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What am I to do with this people? A little more and they will stone me!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Moses cried to the Lorde, saying, What shal I do to this people? for they be almost ready to stone me.
And Moses cried to the Lorde, saying, What shal I do to this people? for they be almost ready to stone me.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me."
So Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me."
Contemporary English Version
Then Moses prayed to the Lord , "What am I going to do with these people? They are about to stone me to death!"
Then Moses prayed to the Lord , "What am I going to do with these people? They are about to stone me to death!"
Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe cried out to Adonai , "What am I to do with these people? They're ready to stone me!"
Moshe cried out to Adonai , "What am I to do with these people? They're ready to stone me!"
Darby Translation
And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me!
And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me!
Easy-to-Read Version
So Moses cried to the Lord , "What can I do with these people? They are ready to kill me."
So Moses cried to the Lord , "What can I do with these people? They are ready to kill me."
English Standard Version
So Moses cried to the Lord , "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
So Moses cried to the Lord , "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses prayed to the LORD, saying. What shall I do with this people? They were almost ready to stone me.
And Moses prayed to the LORD, saying. What shall I do with this people? They were almost ready to stone me.
Good News Translation
Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord and said, "What can I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord and said, "What can I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
Christian Standard Bible®
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me!”
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me!”
Literal Translation
And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do to this people? Yet a little and they will stone me.
And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do to this people? Yet a little and they will stone me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Moses cried vnto the LORDE, and sayde: What shal I do wt this people? They are allmost ready to stone me.
Moses cried vnto the LORDE, and sayde: What shal I do wt this people? They are allmost ready to stone me.
American Standard Version
And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
Bible in Basic English
And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.
And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde, saying: What shall I do vnto this people, they be almost redy to stone me?
And Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde, saying: What shall I do vnto this people, they be almost redy to stone me?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.'
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.'
King James Version (1611)
And Moses cried vnto the Lord, saying, What shall I doe vnto this people? They be almost ready to stone me.
And Moses cried vnto the Lord, saying, What shall I doe vnto this people? They be almost ready to stone me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, What shall I do to this people? yet a little while and they will stone me.
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, What shall I do to this people? yet a little while and they will stone me.
English Revised Version
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Moises criede to the Lord, and seide, What schal Y do to this puple? yit a litil, also it schal stone me.
Forsothe Moises criede to the Lord, and seide, What schal Y do to this puple? yit a litil, also it schal stone me.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, `What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'
And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, `What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'
Update Bible Version
And Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, What shall I do to this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
And Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, What shall I do to this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
World English Bible
Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
New King James Version
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!"
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!"
New Living Translation
Then Moses cried out to the Lord , "What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!"
Then Moses cried out to the Lord , "What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!"
New Life Bible
So Moses called to the Lord, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to throw stones at me."
So Moses called to the Lord, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to throw stones at me."
New Revised Standard
So Moses cried out to the Lord , "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
So Moses cried out to the Lord , "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Moses made outcry unto Yahweh saying, What am I to do, with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me.
And Moses made outcry unto Yahweh saying, What am I to do, with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying: What shall I do to this people? Yet a little more and they will stone me.
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying: What shall I do to this people? Yet a little more and they will stone me.
Revised Standard Version
So Moses cried to the LORD, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
So Moses cried to the LORD, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me."
THE MESSAGE
Moses cried out in prayer to God , "What can I do with these people? Any minute now they'll kill me!"
Moses cried out in prayer to God , "What can I do with these people? Any minute now they'll kill me!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me."
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me."
Contextual Overview
1Then the entire congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2So the people contended with Moses, "Give us water to drink." "Why do you contend with me?" Moses replied. "Why do you test the LORD?" 3But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: "Why have you brought us out of Egypt-to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?" 4Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!"5And the LORD said to Moses, "Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb; when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
cried: Exodus 14:15, Exodus 15:25, Numbers 11:11
almost: Numbers 14:10, Numbers 16:19, 1 Samuel 30:6, John 8:59, John 10:31, Acts 7:50, Acts 14:19
Reciprocal: Exodus 5:22 - returned Exodus 15:24 - General Numbers 20:6 - they fell 1 Kings 12:18 - all Israel 1 Kings 17:20 - he cried Job 42:10 - when
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Genesis 16:10
Then the Angel added, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count."
Then the Angel added, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count."
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
Genesis 17:11
You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"
And Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"
Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Genesis 32:12
But You have said, 'I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.'"
But You have said, 'I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.'"
Genesis 35:11
And God told him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation-even a company of nations-shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
And God told him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation-even a company of nations-shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
Genesis 48:19
But his father refused. "I know, my son, I know!" he said. "He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations."
But his father refused. "I know, my son, I know!" he said. "He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses cried unto the Lord..... Or prayed unto him, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; which shows the distress he was thrown into, the vehemence of his prayer, and perhaps the loud and lamentable tone in which he expressed it: this was the method he always took, and the refuge he fled unto in all his times of trouble; in which he did well, and set a good example of piety and devotion to God, of faith and trust in him: saying,
what shall I do unto this people? or, "for this people" h; to relieve them in their present exigency; suggesting his own inability to do any thing for them: yet not despairing of relief, but rather expressing faith in the power and goodness of God to keep them, by his application to him; desiring that he would open a way for their help, and direct him what he must do in this case for them: something, he intimates, must be done speedily for the glory of God, for his own safety, and to prevent the people sinning yet more and more, and so bring destruction upon them; for, adds he,
they be almost ready to stone me or, "yet a little, and they will stone me" i; if the time of help is protracted, if relief is not in a short time given, he had reason to believe from the menaces they had given out, the impatience they had showed, the rage they were in, they would certainly take up stones and stone him, being in a stony and rocky place; and this they would do, not as a formal punishment of him as a false prophet, telling them they should be brought to Canaan, when they were brought into the wilderness and perishing there; which law respecting such an one was not yet in being; but this he supposed as what an enraged multitude was wont to do, and which was more ready at hand for them to do than anything else, see Exodus 8:26.
h ××¢× ××× "populo haic", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, c. i ×¢×× ××¢× "adhuc paululum et lapidabit me." V. L. "parum abest", Tigurine version "adhuc modicum", Pagninus, Montanus; "adhuc paulisper", Junius Tremellius, Piscator so Ainsworth.
