Exodus 17:3
What does Exodus 17:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 17:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the people thirst there for water, and the people murmur against Moses, and say, `Why <FI>is<Fi> this? --thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to put us to death, also our sons and our cattle, with thirst.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So the people were thirsty there for want of water, and murmured against Moses, saying: Why didst thou make us go forth out of Egypt, to kill us and our children, and our beasts with thirst?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 16:2
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
- Exodus 15:24
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
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