1 GLT And all the community of the sons of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, journeying at the mouth of Yahweh. And they camped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. BSB BSB: Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
2 GLT And the people quarreled with Moses, and they said,“Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them,“Why are you quarreling with me? Why do you test Yahweh?” BSB BSB: 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?”
3 GLT And the people were thirsty for water there, and the people murmured against Moses. And he said,“Is this why you brought us up from Egypt? To kill me and my sons and my cattle, with thirst?” BSB BSB: But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
4 GLT And Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying,“What should I do for this people? A little longer and they will stone me.” BSB BSB: Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
5 GLT And Yahweh said to Moses,“Pass before the face of the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel, and your staff, the one with which you struck the river, take in your hand; and go. BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
6 GLT Behold me! I will stand before your face there on the rock at Horeb. And you will strike on the rock, and water will come from it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so in the eyes of the elders of Israel. BSB BSB: Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7 GLT And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, for the conflict of the sons of Israel and for their testing of Yahweh by saying,“Is Yahweh among us or not?” BSB BSB: 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?”
8 GLT And Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. BSB BSB: After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
9 GLT And Moses said to Joshua,“Choose men for us and go out. Fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will be stationed on top of the hill, and the staff of God will be in my hand.” BSB BSB: So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
10 GLT And Joshua did as Moses said to him, to fight Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed up to the top of the hill. BSB BSB: Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11 GLT And so it was, when Moses raised his hand, then Israel would be winning, and when he set his hand down, then Amalek would be winning. BSB BSB: As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
12 GLT And the hands of Moses became heavy. And they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, and Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one from this, and one from that. And so his hands were steady until the sun went down. BSB BSB: When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
13 GLT And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. BSB BSB: So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.
15 GLT And Moses built an altar, and he called its name“Yahweh is my banner.” BSB BSB: And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
16 GLT And he said,“Because a hand was against the throne of Yah, war is to Yahweh against Amalek from generation to generation.” BSB BSB: “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”