Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.

New American Standard Bible

Those were the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel contended with the Lord, and He proved Himself holy among them.

King James Version

This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

Holman Bible

These are the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord, and He showed His holiness to them.

International Standard Version

Because the Israelis argued with the LORD and he was set apart among them, this place was called the Meribah Springs.

A Conservative Version

These are the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel strove with LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

American Standard Version

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them.

Amplified

These are the waters of Meribah (contention, strife), where the sons of Israel contended with the Lord, and He showed Himself holy among them.

Bible in Basic English

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel went against the Lord, and they saw that he was holy among them.

Julia Smith Translation

These the Waters of Strife, because the sons of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he will be consecrated in them.

King James 2000

This is the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified among them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Those [were] the waters of Meribah, where the {Israelites} quarreled with Yahweh, and he showed himself holy among them.

Modern King James verseion

These are the Waters of Strife, because the sons of Israel fought with Jehovah, and He showed Himself holy among them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

This is the water of strife, because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified upon them.

NET Bible

These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the Lord, and his holiness was maintained among them.

New Heart English Bible

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

The Emphasized Bible

The same, were the waters of Meribah that is "Contention"in that the sons of Israel contended with Yahweh, - and so he hallowed himself among them.

Webster

This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

World English Bible

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them.

Youngs Literal Translation

These are waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have 'striven' with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
This is
המּה הם 
hem 
Usage: 517

of Meribah
מריבה 
M@riybah 
Usage: 8

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

רוּב ריבo 
Riyb 
Usage: 66

with the Lord

Usage: 0

and he was sanctified
קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

Context Readings

Miriam Dies

12 And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to hallow me before the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land that I have given them. 13 These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them. 14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trouble that hath befallen us,

Cross References

Exodus 17:7

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

Psalm 95:8

Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah, in the wilderness;

Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

Deuteronomy 32:51

because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye hallowed me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

Psalm 106:32-48

And they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;

Isaiah 5:16

and Jehovah of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy God hallowed in righteousness.

Ezekiel 20:41

As a sweet savour will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you in the sight of the nations.

Ezekiel 36:23

And I will hallow my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I shall be hallowed in you before their eyes.

Ezekiel 38:16

And thou shalt come up against my people Israel as a cloud to cover the land it shall be at the end of days and I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be hallowed in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

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