Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at (A)Horeb; and (B)you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Then he named the place [a](C)Massah and [b](D)Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they (E)tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”

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  1. Exodus 17:7 I.e., test
  2. Exodus 17:7 I.e., quarrel

I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.(A) Strike(B) the rock, and water(C) will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. And he called the place Massah[a](D) and Meribah[b](E) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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  1. Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.

13 Those were called the waters of [a](A)Meribah, [b]because the sons of Israel argued with the Lord, and He proved Himself holy among them.

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  1. Numbers 20:13 I.e., contention
  2. Numbers 20:13 Or where

13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](A) where the Israelites quarreled(B) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(C)

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  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.

Do not harden your hearts as at [a](A)Meribah,
As on the day of [b](B)Massah in the wilderness,

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  1. Psalm 95:8 Or place of strife
  2. Psalm 95:8 Or temptation

“Do not harden your hearts(A) as you did at Meribah,[a](B)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(C)

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  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.