Exodus 17:2
So the people contended with Moses, "Give us water to drink." "Why do you contend with me?" Moses replied. "Why do you test the LORD?"
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the people

Exodus 5:21
"May the LORD look upon you and judge you, " the foremen said, "for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!"

Exodus 14:11, 12
They said to Moses, "Was it because there are no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? . . .

Exodus 15:24
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?"

Exodus 16:2, 3
And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron. . . .

Numbers 11:4-6
Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, "Who will feed us meat? . . .

Numbers 14:2
All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 20:3-5
The people quarreled with Moses and said, "If only we had perished when our brothers fell dead before the LORD. . . .

Numbers 21:5
and spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!"

give us

Genesis 30:1, 2
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. "Give me children, or I will die!" she said to Jacob. . . .

1 Samuel 8:6
But when they said, "Give us a king to judge us, " their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

Luke 15:12
The younger son said to him, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.

wherefore

Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Exodus 16:2
And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 14:22
not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness--yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times--

Deuteronomy 6:16
Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.

Psalm 78:18, 41, 56
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. . . .

Psalm 95:9
where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.

Psalm 106:14
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.

Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz replied, "I will not ask; I will not test the LORD."

Malachi 3:15
So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.'"

Matthew 4:7
Jesus replied, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Matthew 16:1-3
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. . . .

Luke 4:12
But Jesus declared, "It also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Acts 5:9
"How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter replied. "Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."

Acts 15:10
Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

Hebrews 3:9
where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water that we may drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?"

King James Bible
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the people complained to Moses, "Give us water to drink."" Why are you complaining to me?" Moses replied to them. "Why are you testing the LORD?"

International Standard Version
The people quarreled with Moses: "Give us water to drink." Moses told them, "Why are you quarreling with me? Why are you testing the LORD?"

NET Bible
So the people contended with Moses, and they said, "Give us water to drink!" Moses said to them, "Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the LORD?"
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