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Exodus 17:4. Moses cries out to Yahweh while the threat of stoning gathers behind him.
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Exodus 17:4

Moses cries out

Water and the Raised Hand · Exodus 17

Story guide: Moses calls out in desperation while an angry crowd presses close behind him, matching his fear that they are ready to stone him. The crowd's size and faces are not given in the passage.

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4So Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do with this people? A little more, and they will stone me!”

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