‏ Psalms 106:32-33

32They made him angry by the waters of Meribah,
and Moses suffered ▼
▼tn Heb “there was harm to Moses.”
because of them,
33for they aroused ▼
▼tn The Hebrew text vocalizes the form as הִמְרוּ (himru), a Hiphil from מָרָה (marah, “to behave rebelliously”), but the verb fits better with the object (“his spirit”) if it is revocalized as הֵמֵרוּ (hemeru), a Hiphil from מָרַר (marar, “to be bitter”). The Israelites “embittered” Moses’ “spirit” in the sense that they aroused his temper with their complaints.
his temper, ▼
▼tn Heb “his spirit.”

and he spoke rashly. ▼
▼tn The Hebrew text adds “with his lips,” but this has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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▼sn Verses 32-33 allude to the events of Num 20:1-13.

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