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Exodus 17:4
And Moses made outcry unto Yahweh saying, What am I to do, with this people? Yet a little, 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.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!"
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? A little more and they will 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."
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
1 And all the assembly of the sons of Israel set forward out of the desert of Sin, by their removings, at the bidding of Yahweh, - and encamped in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 And the people found fault with Moses, and said - Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why should ye find fault with me? Why should ye put Yahweh to the proof? 3 So the people thirsted, there for water, and the people murmured against Moses, - and said - Wherefore is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill me and my sons and my cattle, with thirst? 4 And Moses made outcry unto Yahweh saying, What am I to do, with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me. 5 Then said Yahweh unto Moses - Pass over before the people, and take with thee some of the elders of Israel, - thy staff also wherewith thou didst smite the river, take thou in thy hand, so shalt thou go thy way. 6 Behold me! standing before thee, there upon the rock in Horeb, then shalt thou smite the rock and there shall come forth therefrom water, and the people shall drink. And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 So he called the name of the place, Massah, and Meribah, - because of the fault-finding of the sons of Israel, and because of their putting Yahweh to the proof, saying, Is Yahweh in our midst or is he 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
That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Genesis 13:16
and I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, - so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also, may be numbered.
and I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, - so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also, may be numbered.
Genesis 16:10
And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, I will, greatly multiply, thy seed - so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, I will, greatly multiply, thy seed - so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 17:1
And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty, - Walk, thou before me and become thou blameless:
And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty, - Walk, thou before me and become thou blameless:
Genesis 17:11
So shall ye be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, - So shall it become a sign of a covenant, betwixt me and you.
So shall ye be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, - So shall it become a sign of a covenant, betwixt me and you.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said unto God, - Oh that, Ishmael, might live before thee!
And Abraham said unto God, - Oh that, Ishmael, might live before thee!
Genesis 22:17
That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea, - that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea, - that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
Genesis 32:12
But, thou thyself, saidst, - I wilt deal well with thee. So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.
But, thou thyself, saidst, - I wilt deal well with thee. So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.
Genesis 35:11
And God said to him - I, am GOD Almighty! Be fruitful and multiply, A nation, and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee, - And, kings, from thy loins, shall come forth;
And God said to him - I, am GOD Almighty! Be fruitful and multiply, A nation, and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee, - And, kings, from thy loins, shall come forth;
Genesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said - I know - my son, I know! He also, shall become a people, and he also, shall become great, - but nevertheless, his younger brother, shall become greater than he, and his seed, shall become a filling up of the nations.
And his father refused, and said - I know - my son, I know! He also, shall become a people, and he also, shall become great, - but nevertheless, his younger brother, shall become greater than he, and his seed, shall become a filling up of the 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.
