Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do to this people? A
King James Version
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
Holman Bible
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me!”
International Standard Version
So Moses cried out to the LORD: "What am I to do with these people? Just a little more and they'll stone me."
A Conservative Version
And Moses cried to LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? They are almost 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.
Amplified
So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost 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!
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will cry to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do to this people? yet a little and they will stone me.
King James 2000
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, "What will I do with this people? A little longer and they will stone me."
Modern King James verseion
And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do to this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses cried unto the LORD saying, "What shall I do unto this people? They be almost ready to stone me!"
NET Bible
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, "What will I do with this people? -- a little more and they will stone me!"
New Heart English Bible
Moses cried to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
The 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.
Webster
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."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, 'What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'
Themes
Backsliders » Instances of israel's backsliding » At meribah
Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Evil for good » Instances of » Israelites, to moses
Ingratitude » Of man to man » Israelites, to moses
Ingratitude » Exemplified » Israel
Israel » Complaints » Lack of » Water » Rephidim
Meribah » Rephidim » moses » Struck » Rock
Persecution » Instances of » of moses
Interlinear
Tsa`aq
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 17:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Water From The Rock
3 And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water? 4 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. 5 And the Lord said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take some of the chiefs of Israel with you, and take in your hand the rod which was stretched out over the Nile, and go.
Cross References
Numbers 14:10
But all the people said they were to be stoned. Then the glory of the Lord was seen in the Tent of meeting, before the eyes of all the children of Israel.
1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.
John 8:59
So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.
John 10:31
Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
Acts 14:19
But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.
Exodus 14:15
And the Lord said to Moses, Why are you crying out to me? give the children of Israel the order to go forward.
Exodus 15:25
And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;
Numbers 11:11
And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?
Numbers 16:19
And Korah made all the people come together against them to the door of the Tent of meeting: and the glory of the Lord was seen by all the people.
Acts 7:50
Did not my hand make all these things?