Exodus 17:4 “Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people?…”

Exodus 17:4

Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

World English Bible

Moses cried to the LORD, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”

American Standard Version

And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, What shall I do to this people? for they be almost ready to stone me.

Darby Translation

And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me!

Young's Literal Translation

And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, 'What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'

Bible in Basic English

And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.

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Cross references

“cried”

Exodus 15:25 Exodus 14:15 Numbers 11:11

Exodus 15:25 · BSB

And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,

Exodus 14:15 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.

Numbers 11:11 · BSB

So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people?

“almost”

1 Samuel 30:6 Numbers 14:10 John 8:59 John 10:31 Acts 14:19 Numbers 16:19

1 Samuel 30:6 · BSB

And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

Numbers 14:10 · BSB

But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.

John 8:59 · BSB

At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.

John 10:31 · BSB

At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.

Acts 14:19 · BSB

Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

Numbers 16:19 · BSB

When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3But 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?”

5And 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.

Read Exodus 17