1The whole squad of Israel bounced from the wilderness of Sin, following God's orders, and set up camp in Rephidim. No cap, there was no water for the peeps to drink.

2So the people started beefing with Moses, saying, "Yo, give us some water to drink." Moses was like, "Why you coming at me? Why you testing the Lord?"

3The people were super thirsty there; they were low-key grumbling against Moses, asking, "Why’d you bring us out of Egypt just to let us and our kids and livestock die of thirst?"

4Moses hit up the Lord, saying, "What should I do with this crew? They’re about to throw hands at me."

5And the Lord told Moses, "Roll out ahead of the people, grab some elders of Israel, and take your rod—the one you used to hit the river. Let’s go."

6Check it, I’ll be chilling on the rock in Horeb; you’ll smack the rock, and water will flow out so the people can drink. Moses did it right in front of the elders.

7He named the spot Massah and Meribah 'cause the Israelites were arguing and testing the Lord, asking, "Is the Lord with us or nah?"

8Then Amalek rolled up and fought Israel in Rephidim.

9Moses told Joshua, "Pick some guys and go fight Amalek. Tomorrow I’ll be on the hill with the rod of God."

10So Joshua did what Moses said and fought Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up the hill.

11Whenever Moses raised his hand, Israel was winning; when he dropped his hand, Amalek was winning.

12But Moses’ hands got heavy, so they found a stone for him to sit on, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side, keeping them steady until sunset.

13Joshua took down Amalek and his crew with the sword.

14The Lord told Moses, "Write this down as a memorial in a book, and let Joshua hear it, 'cause I’m gonna wipe Amalek’s name off the map."

15Moses built an altar and named it JEHOVAH-nissi.

16He said, "The Lord has sworn to have beef with Amalek from generation to generation."

1And 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.

2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?

3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

4And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

5And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.

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

7And 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?

8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

12But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

14And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH–nissi:

16For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.