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Exodus Chapter 17 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Exodus 17:4

And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
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BBE Exodus 17:4

And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.
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DARBY Exodus 17:4

And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me!
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KJV Exodus 17:4

And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
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WBT Exodus 17:4

And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
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WEB Exodus 17:4

Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
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YLT Exodus 17:4

And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, `What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - And Moses cried unto the Lord. It is one of the most prominent traits of the character of Moses, that, at the occurrence of a difficulty, he always carries it straight to God. (See Exodus 15:25; Exodus 24:15; Exodus 32:30; Exodus 33:8; Numbers 11:2, 11; Numbers 12:11; Numbers 14:13-19, etc.) They be almost ready to stone me. This is the first which we hear of stoning as a punishment. It is naturally one of the easiest modes of wreaking popular vengeance on an obnoxious individual, and was known to the Greeks as early as the time of the Persian war (Herod. 9:5), to the Macedonians (Q. Curt. Vit. Alex. 6:11, 38), and others. There is, however, no trace of it among the Egyptians.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) They be almost ready to stone me.--Heb., Yet a little and they will stone me. On tumultuary stoning, see the second Note on Exodus 8:26.