Numbers 20:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thoseהֵ֚מָּה
(hem·mah)
1992a: theya prim. pronoun
[were] the watersמֵ֣י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
of Meribah,מְרִיבָ֔ה
(me·ri·vah,)
4809: "place of strife," two places in the desertfrom rib
becauseאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the sonsבְנֵֽי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
contendedרָב֥וּ
(ra·vu)
7378: to strive, contenda prim. root
with the LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and He proved Himself holyוַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁ
(vai·yik·ka·desh)
6942: to be set apart or consecrateddenominative 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
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness to them.

International Standard Version
Because the Israelis argued with the LORD and he was set apart among them, this place was called the Meribah Springs.

NET Bible
These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the LORD, and his holiness was maintained among them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This was the oasis of Meribah [Complaining], where the Israelites complained about the LORD and where he showed them he was holy.

King James 2000 Bible
This is the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified among them.
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