| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | Those | הֵ֚מָּה | hem·mah | 1992a | they | a prim. pronoun |
| [were] the waters | מֵ֣י | mei | 4325 | waters, water | a prim. root |
| of Meribah, | מְרִיבָ֔ה | me·ri·vah, | 4809 | "place of strife," two places in the desert | from rib |
| because | אֲשֶׁר־ | a·sher- | 834 | who, which, that | a prim. pronoun |
| the sons | בְנֵֽי־ | ve·nei- | 1121 | son | a prim. root |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yis·ra·'el | 3478 | "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. | from sarah and el |
| contended | רָב֥וּ | ra·vu | 7378 | to strive, contend | a prim. root |
| with the LORD, | | Yah·weh | 3068 | the proper name of the God of Israel | from havah |
| and He proved Himself holy | וַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁ | vai·yik·ka·desh | 6942 | to be set apart or consecrated | denominative verb from qodesh |
| among them. | | | | | |
| KJV Lexicon This is hem (haym) they (only used when emphatic) -- it, like, (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, so, such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye. the water mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). of Meribah Mriybah (mer-ee-baw') Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert -- Meribah. because the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. strove riyb (reeb) to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend with the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. and he was sanctified qadash (kaw-dash') to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) in them |
New American Standard (©1995) Those were the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel contended with the LORD, and He proved Himself holy among them.King James Bible This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. American King James Version This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. American Standard Version These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them. Darby Bible Translation These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them. English Revised Version These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. Webster's Bible Translation This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. World English Bible These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them. Young's Literal Translation These are waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have 'striven' with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata haec est aqua Contradictionis ubi iurgati sunt filii Israhel contra Dominum et sanctificatus est in eis
 Contended Hallowed Holy Israelites Meribah Mer'ibah Proved Quarreled Sanctified Showed Sons Striven Strove Waters
 Children Contended Hallowed Holy Israel Israelites Meribah Mer'ibah Proved Quarreled Sanctified Showed Striven Strove Water Waters
 Children Contended Hallowed Holy Israel Israelites Meribah Mer'ibah Proved Quarreled Sanctified Showed Striven Strove Water WatersNumbers 20:13 Multilingual Bible Nombres 20:13 French Números 20:13 Biblia Paralela 民 數 記 20:13 Chinese Bible |