So the people complained to Moses, ‘Give us water to drink.’ ‘Why are you complaining to me? ’ Moses replied to them. ‘Why are you testing the Lord? ’
Deuteronomy 9:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘You continued to provoke the Lord at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At Taberah also and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath. American Standard Version (1901) And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath. Common English Bible Also at Taberah, again at Massah, and then again at Kibroth-hattaavah, you have been the kind of people who make the LORD angry. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, at the Burning, and at the Temptation, and at the Graves of Lust, you provoked the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At the burning also, and at the place of temptation, and at the graves of lust you provoked the Lord. |
So the people complained to Moses, ‘Give us water to drink.’ ‘Why are you complaining to me? ’ Moses replied to them. ‘Why are you testing the Lord? ’
He named the place Massah and Meribah , because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not? ’
So they named that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved the meat.
Then Moses told Aaron, ‘Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the Lord; the plague has begun.’
He said about Levi: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful one; you tested him at Massah and contended with him at the Waters of Meribah.