Exodus 17:3 meaning and explanation

But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”

Exodus 17:3, Berean Standard Bible

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The people are camped at Rephidim with no water, and their thirst hardens into an accusation against Moses. Their words recall Egypt as though slavery had been safer, and they imagine their children and livestock dying in the wilderness.

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