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He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us, or not?”

Exodus 17:7 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનિર્ગમન ૧૭:૭
મૂસાએ તે જગ્યાનું નામ માસ્સાહ અને મરીબાહ રાખ્યું. કારણ કે આ એ જ જગ્યા હતી જ્યાં ઇઝરાયલના લોકો એની વિરુદ્ધ થયા હતા. અને તેઓએ યહોવાહની કસોટી કરી હતી, તે લોકો જાણવા માગતા હતા કે યહોવાહ અમારી વચ્ચે છે કે નહિ?
हिन्दीनिर्गमन १७:७
और मूसा ने उस स्थान का नाम मस्सा और मरीबा रखा, क्योंकि इस्राएलियों ने वहाँ वाद-विवाद किया था, और यहोवा की परीक्षा यह कहकर की, “क्या यहोवा हमारे बीच है या नहीं?”

In context

5The LORD said to Moses, “Walk on before the people, and take the elders of Israel with you, and take the rod in your hand with which you struck the Nile, and go.

6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb. You shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

7He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us, or not?”

8Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

9Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out to fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.”

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