Exodus 17:1

“All the community of the sons of Israel set out from the wilderness of Sin, by their stages, according to the command of YHWH, and camped at Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.”

Exodus 17:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 17:1, word by word

the communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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set outיִּסְעוּyisu

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

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from the wildernessמִּדְבַּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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of Sinסִיןsin

Sin

Sin, a desert between Elim and Sinai; also a city of Egypt (Ezekiel 30:15-16). The name has nothing to do with the English word "sin".

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by their stagesמַסְעֵיmase

stage

Each leg of a journey, between one camp and the next.

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according to the commandפִּיpi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and campedיַּחֲנוּyachanu

encamp

To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.

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at Rephidimרְפִידִיםrefidim

Rephidim

Rephidim, a camping place in the desert before Sinai.

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waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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for the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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to drinkשְׁתֹּתshetot

drink

Drink.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test YHWH?”

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