Exodus 17:6

Water from the Rock · Exodus 17:1–7
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Literal
Behold, I am standing before you there on the rock in Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out from it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so in the eyes of the elders of Israel.
Latin
En ego stabo ibi coram te, supra petram Horeb: percutiesque petram, et exibit ex ea aqua, ut bibat populus. Fecit Moyses ita coram senioribus Israël:

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

On the journey from the sea to Mount Sinai, God continued to care for the people's needs. During the events where he rescued them, he showed his power. Here, he showed that he cares about their basic needs.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Preaching to a Tough Crowd

Events

Parallels

Numbers 20:1–13

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Sinai: Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments

Glossary

Aaron’s Rod Amalek, Amalekites Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of Moses Rephidim Type

Topics

Answers To Prayer: Moses Backsliders: Israel's Backsliding: At Meribah Blessing: Temporal, from God in Egypt: Water Dowsing Government: Mosaic: Closely Associated with Moses and Subsequent Leaders Horeb: A Range of Mountains of Which Mount Sinai is the Most Prominent Israel: Complained for Lack of Water at Rephidim Israel: Water Miraculously Supplied from the Rock at Meribah Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Rephidim: Water Brought from the Rock Meribah: A Place in Rephidim, where Moses Struck a Rock and Brought Forth Water Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Moses and Aaron: Water from Rock in Horeb Prayer: Answered: Moses, at Mount Horeb Rocks: Horeb in Rephidim Rocks: Miracles Connected With: Water Brought From Symbols and Similitudes: The Rock That Was Struck Symbols and Similitudes: The Rock That Was Struck, of Christ Types of Christ: Rock of Horeb Water: Miracles Connected With: Brought from the Rock Water: Miraculously Supplied: To the Israelites