Verse 3
Exodus 17:3
World English Bible
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The people were thirsty for water there; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּצְמָ֨א שָׁ֤ם הָ/עָם֙ לַ/מַּ֔יִם וַ/יָּ֥לֶן הָ/עָ֖ם עַל מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר לָ֤/מָּה זֶּה֙ הֶעֱלִיתָ֣/נוּ מִ/מִּצְרַ֔יִם לְ/הָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֛/י וְ/אֶת בָּנַ֥/י וְ/אֶת מִקְנַ֖/י בַּ/צָּמָֽא
English Translation
And the people thirsted there for water, and the people confronted Moses and said, “Why is this that you have brought us up from Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”
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