Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThese were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them. Young's Literal Translation These [are] waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have ‘striven’ with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them. King James Bible This [is] the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. Hebrew Theseהֵ֚מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They were the waters מֵ֣י (mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of Meribah, מְרִיבָ֔ה (mə·rî·ḇāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4809: Meribah -- 'place of strife', two places in the desert where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son quarreled רָב֥וּ (rā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH and He showed His holiness וַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁ (way·yiq·qā·ḏêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated among them. בָּֽם׃ (bām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew |