Jehovah did not reject the murmurers. Instead, he directed Moses to do three things: take his rod, gather the people, and “speak to the crag before their eyes that it [might] indeed give its water. ”
Jehoova ei hüljanud nurisejaid, vaid käskis Moosesel teha kolme asja: võtta oma kepp, koguda kokku rahvas ja ’ öelda nende nähes kaljule, et see annaks vett ’.