Exodus 17:4
King James Version (KJV)
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
In context
2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6 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.
Exodus 17:4 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
- WEB World English Bible
- Moses cried to the LORD, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, 'What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me!
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? they are almost ready to stone me.