6. So that the dor acharon might know them, even the banim which should be born; who should arise and recount them to their banim;
7. That they might put their confidence in Elohim, and not forget the ma'allei El (works of G-d), but keep His mitzvot;
8. And might not be as their Avot, a dor sorer u'moreh (stubborn and rebellious generation); a generation that set not its lev aright, and whose ruach was not faithful to G-d.
9. The Bnei Ephrayim, being armed, and shooting keshet (the bows), turned back in the day of battle.
10. They kept not the Brit Elohim, and refused to walk in His torah;
11. And forgot His works, and His nifla'ot (wonders) that He had shown them.
12. Peleh (marvellous things) did He in the sight of their avot, in Eretz Mitzrayim, in the sadeh (area) of Tzoan.
13. He divided the yam, and caused them to pass through; and He made the mayim to stand like a heap.
14. In the daytime also He led them with an anan, and all the lailah with an ohr of eish.
15. He split the rocks in the midbar, and gave them drink as out of the great tehomot.
16. He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused mayim to run down like rivers.
17. And they sinned yet more against Him by provoking Elyon in the wilderness.
18. And they tested G-d by their lev by demanding ochel for their lust.
19. And they spoke against Elohim; they said, Can G-d spread a shulchan in the midbar?
20. Behold, He struck the Tzur, that the mayim gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can He give lechem also? Can He provide meat for His people?
21. Therefore Hashem heard this, and was in wrath; so an eish was kindled against Ya'akov, and anger also came up against Yisroel;
22. Because they believed not in Elohim, and trusted not in His Yeshuah (salvation);