Exodus 15:25

And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

And he cried {H6817} unto the LORD {H3068}; and the LORD {H3068} shewed {H3384} him a tree {H6086}, which when he had cast {H7993} into the waters {H4325}, the waters {H4325} were made sweet {H4985}: there he made {H7760} for them a statute {H2706} and an ordinance {H4941}, and there he proved {H5254} them,

Moshe cried to ADONAI; and ADONAI showed him a certain piece of wood, which, when he threw it into the water, made the water taste good. There ADONAI made laws and rules of life for them, and there he tested them.

And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,

And he cried unto Jehovah; and Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 8:2 (12 votes)

    And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

  • Psalms 66:10 (10 votes)

    For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

  • Judges 3:1 (8 votes)

    ¶ Now these [are] the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, [even] as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

  • Judges 3:4 (7 votes)

    And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

  • Exodus 16:4 (7 votes)

    Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

  • Judges 2:22 (7 votes)

    That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep [it], or not.

  • Deuteronomy 8:16 (7 votes)

    Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;