Exodus 17:2

Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

Wherefore the people {H5971} did chide {H7378} with Moses {H4872}, and said {H559}, Give {H5414} us water {H4325} that we may drink {H8354}. And Moses {H4872} said {H559} unto them, Why chide {H7378} ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt {H5254} the LORD {H3068}?

The people quarreled with Moshe, demanding, "Give us water to drink!" But Moshe replied, "Why pick a fight with me? Why are you testing ADONAI?"

So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”

Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah?

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Deuteronomy 6:16

    Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah.
  • Psalms 78:18

    And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:9

    Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
  • Psalms 78:41

    Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
  • Hebrews 3:9

    When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
  • Isaiah 7:12

    But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
  • Numbers 21:5

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

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