Exodus 17:5

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
on	עֲבֹר֙ 'a.Vor	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
people	הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
take	וְקַ֥ח ve.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
elders	מִזִּקְנֵ֣י mi.zik.Nei	H2205	old · preposition + adjective, masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
rod	וּמַטְּךָ֗ u.ma.te.Kha	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
smotest	הִכִּ֤יתָ hi.Ki.ta	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
river	הַיְאֹ֔ר hay.'Or	H2975	a channel · definite article + proper noun, a place name
take	קַ֥ח kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיָדְךָ֖ be.ya.de.Kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
go	וְהָלָֽכְתָּ ve.ha.La.khe.ta	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 7:19-20 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon t…
Numbers 20:8-11 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall…
Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell am…
Acts 20:23-24 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:1-7

Here is, I. The strait that the children of Israel were in for want of water; once before the were in the like distress, and now, a second time, Exo 17:1. They journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, and yet they came to a place where there was no water for them to drink. Note, We may be in the way of our duty, and yet may meet with troubles, which Providence brings us into for the trial of our faith, and that God may be glorified in our relief. II. Their discontent and distrust in this strait. It is said (Exo 17:3), They thirsted there for water. If they had no water to drink, they must needs thirst; but this intimates, not only that they wan…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 17:5

the Lord said unto Moses, &c.--not to smite the rebels, but the rock; not to bring a stream of blood from the breast of the offenders, but a stream of water from the granite cliffs. The cloud rested on a particular rock, just as the star rested on the house where the infant Saviour was lodged [Mat 2:9]. And from the rod-smitten rock there forthwith gushed a current of pure and refreshing water. It was perhaps the greatest miracle performed by Moses, and in many respects bore a resemblance to the greatest of Christ's: being done without ostentation and in the presence of a few chosen witnesses (Co1 10:4).

Adam Clarke on Exodus 17:3

And the people murmured - The reader must not forget what has so often been noted relating to the degraded state of the minds of the Israelites. A strong argument however may be drawn from this in favor of their supernatural escape from Egypt. Had it been a scheme concerted by the heads of the people, provision would necessarily have been made for such exigencies as these. But as God chose to keep them constantly dependent upon himself for every necessary of life, and as they had Moses alone as their mediator to look to, they murmured against him when brought into straits and difficulties, regretted their having left Egypt, and expressed the strongest desire to return. This shows that they h…

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Dictionary and topics

Congregation — (Heb. kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num. 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the…
Meribah — Quarrel or strife. (1.) One of the names given by Moses to the fountain in the desert of Sin, near Rephidim, which issued from the rock in Horeb, which he smote by the divine command, “because of the…
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Water brought from the rock — Water brought from the rock
Government · Closely as — Closely as
Intolerance, Religious · Of idolatrous religions, taught by Moses — Of idolatrous religions, taught by Moses
Meribah · forth water — forth water
Miracles · .Water from the rock — .Water from the rock
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Moses — Exemplified: Moses
Rocks · Mentioned in scripture: Horeb in Rephidim — Mentioned in scripture: Horeb in Rephidim

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 17:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 17:5

Adam Clarke on Exodus 17:3

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 17:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 17:5

Adam Clarke on Exodus 17:3

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 17:5

John Calvin on Exodus 17:1-7

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 17:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 17:3

Rashi on Exodus 17:5