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Éxodo 17:7

Listen to Éxodo 17:7
7 Además, a ese lugar lo llamó Masá,[a] y también Meribá,[b] porque los israelitas habían altercado con él y provocado al SEÑOR al decir: «¿Está o no está el SEÑOR entre nosotros?»

Éxodo 17:7 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 17:7

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah
The former signifies "temptation", and the latter "contention": the reason of which names being given by Moses, or whoever was the name of the place, follows: "because of the chiding of the children of Israel"; that was the reason why it was called by the last name, Meribah, because here, the Israelites chid and contended with Moses, and used him opprobriously:

and because they tempted the Lord;
therefore it had the former name of Massah:

saying, is the Lord among us or not?
as if they should say, if we perish through thirst, the Lord is not among us, nor takes any care of us; nor was it he that brought us out of Egypt, but Moses; nor is he in the pillar of cloud and fire, as is said; but if he works a miracle, and gives us water, for us, our children, and cattle, then it will appear he is among us; and thus they tempted the Lord, though without this they had full proof, by many instances, that he was among them, and even in a very extraordinary manner.

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Éxodo 17:7 In-Context

5 —Adelántate al pueblo —le aconsejó el SEÑOR— y llévate contigo a algunos ancianos de Israel, pero lleva también la vara con que golpeaste el Nilo. Ponte en marcha,
6 que yo estaré esperándote junto a la roca que está en Horeb. Aséstale un golpe a la roca, y de ella brotará agua para que beba el pueblo.Así lo hizo Moisés, a la vista de los ancianos de Israel.
7 Además, a ese lugar lo llamó Masá, y también Meribá, porque los israelitas habían altercado con él y provocado al SEÑOR al decir: «¿Está o no está el SEÑOR entre nosotros?»
8 Los amalecitas vinieron a Refidín y atacaron a los israelitas.
9 Entonces Moisés le ordenó a Josué: «Escoge algunos de nuestros hombres y sal a combatir a los amalecitas. Mañana yo estaré en la cima de la colina con la vara de Dios en la mano».

Footnotes 2

  • [a] En hebreo, "Masá " significa "prueba " o "provocación" .
  • [b] En hebreo, "Meribá " significa "altercado" .
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