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Exodus 17:3

NETBible	But the people were very thirsty¹ there for water, and they murmured against Moses and said, “Why in the world² did you bring us up out of Egypt – to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”³
NIV © biblegateway Exo 17:3	But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?"
NASB © biblegateway Exo 17:3	But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses and said, "Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"
NLT © biblegateway Exo 17:3	But tormented by thirst, they continued to complain, "Why did you ever take us out of Egypt? Why did you bring us here? We, our children, and our livestock will all die!"
MSG © biblegateway Exo 17:3	But the people were thirsty for water there. They complained to Moses, "Why did you take us from Egypt and drag us out here with our children and animals to die of thirst?"
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 17:3	And 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?
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 17:3	But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?"
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 17:3	And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, "Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"
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KJV	And the people <05971> thirsted <06770> (8799) there for water <04325>_; and the people <05971> murmured <03885> (8686) against Moses <04872>_, and said <0559> (8799)_, Wherefore [is] this [that] thou hast brought <05927> (8689) us up out of Egypt <04714>_, to kill <04191> (8687) us and our children <01121> and our cattle <04735> with thirst <06772>_?
NASB © biblegateway Exo 17:3	But the people <05971> thirsted <06770> there <08033> for water <04325> ; and they grumbled <03885> against <05921> Moses <04872> and said <0559> , "Why <04100> , now <02088> , have you brought <05927> us up from Egypt <04714> , to kill <04191> us and our children <01121> and our livestock <04735> with thirst <06772> ?"
LXXM	ediqhsen <1372> V-AAI-3S de <1161> PRT ekei <1563> ADV o <3588> T-NSM laov <2992> N-NSM udati <5204> N-DSN kai <2532> CONJ egogguzen <1111> V-IAI-3S ekei <1563> ADV o <3588> T-NSM laov <2992> N-NSM prov <4314> PREP mwushn {N-ASM} legontev <3004> V-PAPNP ina <2443> CONJ ti <5100> I-NSN touto <3778> D-NSN anebibasav <307> V-AAI-2S hmav <1473> P-AP ex <1537> PREP aiguptou <125> N-GSF apokteinai <615> V-AAN hmav <1473> P-AP kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-APN tekna <5043> N-APN hmwn <1473> P-GP kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-APN kthnh <2934> N-APN tw <3588> T-DSN diqei <1373> N-DSN
NET [draft] ITL	But the people <05971> were very thirsty <06770> there <08033> for water <04325> , and they <05971> murmured <03885> against <05921> Moses <04872> and said <0559> , “Why <04100> in the world did you bring <05927> us up <05927> out of Egypt <04714> – to kill <04191> us and our children <01121> and our cattle <04735> with thirst <06772> ?”
HEBREW	amub <06772> ynqm <04735> taw <0853> ynb <01121> taw <0853> yta <0853> tymhl <04191> Myrumm <04714> wntyleh <05927> hz <02088> hml <04100> rmayw <0559> hsm <04872> le <05921> Meh <05971> Nlyw <03885> Myml <04325> Meh <05971> Ms <08033> amuyw (17:3) <06770>

NETBible

But the people were very thirsty¹ there for water, and they murmured against Moses and said, “Why in the world² did you bring us up out of Egypt – to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”³

NET Notes

¹tn The verbs and the pronouns in this verse are in the singular because “the people” is singular in form.

²tn The demonstrative pronoun is used as the enclitic form for special emphasis in the question; it literally says, “why is this you have brought us up?” (R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 24, §118).

³sn Their words deny God the credit for bringing them out of Egypt, impugn the integrity of Moses and God by accusing them of bringing the people out here to die, and show a lack of faith in God’s ability to provide for them.