參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本   

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1. And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim. And there was no water for the people to drink.

2. And the people argued with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you argue with me? Why do you tempt the LORD?”

3. And the people thirsted there for water. And the people murmured against Moses and said, “Why is this, that you brought us up out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

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

5. And the LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take with you the elders of Israel. And take your rod with which you struck the Nile. Take it in your hand and go.

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

7. And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the arguing of the children of Israel and because they tempted the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 以色列人按照耶和華的指引，從汛，這曠野起行，到利非訂安營，這地沒有水源讓以色列人有水可喝。

2. 以色列人就向摩西抱怨：那裡有水可喝！摩西回應：跟我說沒有用，為何不相信耶和華？

3. 以色列人因為水的問題，向摩西發勞騷：為何出埃及，叫我們因為無水而渴死！

4. 摩西便向耶和華求告：教我如何安撫他們，幾乎要被石頭掟死！

5. 耶和華對摩西說：你帶著撃打尼羅河那支手杖，帶領以色列眾長老前行。

6. 到前面何烈山的磐石上，用手中的杖擊打磐石，水就會從磐石之間流出，他們可以飲用這水。摩西就在眾長老眼前，如實地按囑咐行使出來。

7. 他把這地方起名瑪撒，或稱米利巴，意思是以色列人發怨言，試探耶和華是否在他們中間。

這段路程大約距離是10-25里：

The distance from  Rephidim  to  Mount Sinai  is a subject of scholarly debate with no single consensus, but proposed locations suggest the following distances:

• Wady Feiran: If Rephidim is identified with the oasis at Wady Feiran, it is located approximately  25 miles (40 km)  from Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa). 
• Wady esh-Sheikh: Other scholars place Rephidim in Wady esh-Sheikh, which is about  12 miles (20 km)  from Mount Sinai. 
• Near Sinai: Some traditions, such as those of Josephus and Eusebius, suggest Rephidim was much closer, placing it only  6 miles (10 km)  or even a single day’s march from the mountain. 

The name  Rephidim  means “rests” or “resting places,” and it served as the final encampment before the Israelites entered the wilderness of Sinai.

參考：https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/R/rephidim.html

這段記載以色列人從 汛的曠野起，行到利非定安營，因為人多行程速度似乎不可能快速前進。行程的長度按研究所得，大約是10 到25 里之間。摩西在文中記述，對以色列人的要求，感到不合理，因而懷疑這舉動是在試探，而不是對水的真正需要。摩西為他們的舉動，把那地起名瑪撒，或稱米利巴 (v.7)。因為信心不足，大能者容許試探，用事實印證祂真實的存在。

即便如是，大能者沒有發怨也不發怒，因為人的信心，本來就是那麼現實：人不可信，神更不可信 (當時滿天不同的神) ，理解！大能者很有耐性，在以色列人信心初期，為了說明大能者不同其他神祉，就讓以色列眾長老作見證：有水，從磐石當中流出。這是不可能在歷史當中再次呈現的奇事，讓以色列長老作見證，它不是魔術。

其次，是他們可以用盛載嗎哪的盛器，有2.2公升的載量 (16章的註解)，去盛滿以備下一個旅程之用。(經文沒有記載，是可以用常識作出推敲)。