8586.出埃及记17:7.他给那地方起名叫玛撒，又叫米利巴，因以色列人争闹，又因他们试探耶和华说，耶和华是在我们中间不是？
“他给那地方起名叫玛撒”表试探状态的性质。“又叫米利巴”表抱怨的性质。“因以色列人争闹”表由于试探的痛苦所导致的抱怨如此严重，以致他们接近于屈服。“又因他们试探耶和华”表抱怨是向神性发的，他们对获得神性的帮助感到绝望。“说，耶和华是在我们中间不是”表他们几乎就要相信主不会给祂自己的人带来帮助。
Potts(1905-1910) 8586
8586. Verse 7. And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the sons of Israel, and because of their tempting Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah in the midst of us, or not? "And he called the name of the place Massah," signifies the quality of the state of the temptation; "and Meribah," signifies the quality of the complaining; "because of the quarreling of the sons of Israel," signifies a complaining from the grievousness of the temptation even so that they nearly yielded; "and because of their tempting Jehovah," signifies that it was against the Divine whose aid they despair of; "saying, Is Jehovah in the midst of us?" signifies that they almost believed that the Lord does not bring aid to His own.
Elliott(1983-1999) 8586
8586. Verse 7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the wrangling of the children of Israel, and because of their tempting Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah in the midst of us or not?
'And he called the name of the place Massah' means the essential nature of the state of the temptation. 'And Meribah' means the essential nature of the complaining. 'Because of the wrangling of the children of Israel' means complaining on account of the bitterness of the temptation, so severe that they were close to giving in. 'And because of their tempting Jehovah' means that the complaining is against the Divine, from whom they despair of receiving aid. 'Saying, Is Jehovah in the midst of us?' means that they were near to believing that the Lord does not bring aid to His own.
Latin(1748-1756) 8586
8586. Vers. 7. Et vocavit nomen loci Massah, et Meribah, propter jurgium filiorum Israelis, et propter tentare illos Jehovam, dicendo, Num est Jehovah in medio nostri, si non? `Et vocavit nomen loci Massah' significat quale status tentationis: `et Meribah' significat querimoniae quale: `propter jurgium filiorum Israelis' significat querimoniam ex gravitate tentationis usque ut prope succumberent: `et propter tentare illos Jehovam' significat quod contra Divinum, de cujus ope desperant: `dicendo, Num est Jehovah in medio nostri?' significat quod prope crederent quod Dominus non suis opem ferat.