Exodus 17:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the ‘strife’ of the sons of Israel, and because of their ‘trying’ Jehovah, saying, ‘Is Jehovah in our midst or not?’

King James Bible
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

Hebrew
He named
וַיִּקְרָא֙ (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

the place
הַמָּק֔וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

Massah
מַסָּ֖ה (mas·sāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4532: Massah -- a place in the desert where Israelites rebelled

and Meribah
וּמְרִיבָ֑ה (ū·mə·rî·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4809: Meribah -- 'place of strife', two places in the desert

because
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

quarreled,
רִ֣יב ׀ (rîḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute

and because
וְעַ֨ל (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

they tested
נַסֹּתָ֤ם (nas·sō·ṯām)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt

the LORD,
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

saying,
לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Is
הֲיֵ֧שׁ (hă·yêš)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

the LORD
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

among us
בְּקִרְבֵּ֖נוּ (bə·qir·bê·nū)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center

or
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

not?”
אָֽיִן׃ (’ā·yin)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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