20:1 Then came 935 8799 the children 1121 of Israel 3478, [even] the whole congregation 5712, into the desert 4057 of Zin 6790 in the first 7223 month 2320: and the people 5971 abode 3427 8799 in Kadesh 6946; and Miriam 4813 died 4191 8799 there, and was buried 6912 8735 there.

20:2 And there was no water 4325 for the congregation 5712: and they gathered 6950 8735 themselves together against Moses 4872 and against Aaron 175.

20:3 And the people 5971 chode 7378 8799 with Moses 4872, and spake 559 8799, saying 559 8800, Would God that 3863 we had died 1478 8804 when our brethren 251 died 1478 8800 before 6440 the LORD 3068!

20:4 And why have ye brought up 935 8689 the congregation 6951 of the LORD 3068 into this wilderness 4057, that we and our cattle 1165 should die 4191 8800 there?

20:5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up 5927 8689 out of Egypt 4714, to bring 935 8687 us in unto this evil 7451 place 4725? it [is] no place 4725 of seed 2233, or of figs 8384, or of vines 1612, or of pomegranates 7416; neither [is] there any water 4325 to drink 8354 8800.

20:6 And Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 went 935 8799 from the presence 6440 of the assembly 6951 unto the door 6607 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150, and they fell 5307 8799 upon their faces 6440: and the glory 3519 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 8735 unto them.

20:7 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

20:8 Take 3947 8798 the rod 4294, and gather 6950 8685 thou the assembly 5712 together, thou, and Aaron 175 thy brother 251, and speak 1696 8765 ye unto the rock 5553 before their eyes 5869; and it shall give forth 5414 8804 his water 4325, and thou shalt bring forth 3318 8689 to them water 4325 out of the rock 5553: so thou shalt give 8248 0 the congregation 5712 and their beasts 1165 drink 8248 8689.

20:9 And Moses 4872 took 3947 8799 the rod 4294 from before 6440 the LORD 3068, as he commanded 6680 8765 him.

20:10 And Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 gathered 6950 8686 the congregation 6951 together before 6440 the rock 5553, and he said 559 8799 unto them, Hear 8085 8798 now, ye rebels 4784 8802; must we fetch 3318 8686 you water 4325 out of this rock 5553?

20:11 And Moses 4872 lifted up 7311 8686 his hand 3027, and with his rod 4294 he smote 5221 8686 the rock 5553 twice 6471: and the water 4325 came out 3318 8799 abundantly 7227, and the congregation 5712 drank 8354 8799, and their beasts 1165 [also].

20:12 And the LORD 3068 spake 559 8799 unto Moses 4872 and Aaron 175, Because ye believed 539 8689 me not, to sanctify 6942 8687 me in the eyes 5869 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, therefore ye shall not bring 935 8686 this congregation 6951 into the land 776 which I have given 5414 8804 them.

20:13 This [is] 1992 the water 4325 of Meribah 4809; because the children 1121 of Israel 3478 strove 7378 8804 with the LORD 3068, and he was sanctified 6942 8735 in them.(Meribah: that is, Strife)

20:14 And Moses 4872 sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 from Kadesh 6946 unto the king 4428 of Edom 123, Thus saith 559 8804 thy brother 251 Israel 3478, Thou knowest 3045 8804 all the travail 8513 that hath befallen 4672 8804 us:(befallen…: Heb. found us)

20:15 How our fathers 1 went down 3381 8799 into Egypt 4714, and we have dwelt 3427 8799 in Egypt 4714 a long 7227 time 3117; and the Egyptians 4714 vexed 7489 8686 us, and our fathers 1:

20:16 And when we cried 6817 8799 unto the LORD 3068, he heard 8085 8799 our voice 6963, and sent 7971 8799 an angel 4397, and hath brought us forth 3318 8686 out of Egypt 4714: and, behold, we [are] in Kadesh 6946, a city 5892 in the uttermost 7097 of thy border 1366:

20:17 Let us pass 5674 8799, I pray thee, through thy country 776: we will not pass 5674 8799 through the fields 7704, or through the vineyards 3754, neither will we drink 8354 8799 [of] the water 4325 of the wells 875: we will go 3212 8799 by the king's 4428 [high] way 1870, we will not turn 5186 8799 to the right hand 3225 nor to the left 8040, until we have passed 5674 8799 thy borders 1366.

20:18 And Edom 123 said 559 8799 unto him, Thou shalt not pass 5674 8799 by me, lest I come out 3318 8799 against 7125 8800 thee with the sword 2719.

20:19 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 said 559 8799 unto him, We will go 5927 8799 by the high way 4546: and if I and my cattle 4735 drink 8354 8799 of thy water 4325, then I will pay 5414 8804 4377 for it: I will only, without [doing] any thing 1697 [else], go through 5674 8799 on my feet 7272.

20:20 And he said 559 8799, Thou shalt not go through 5674 8799. And Edom 123 came out 3318 8799 against 7125 8800 him with much 3515 people 5971, and with a strong 2389 hand 3027.

20:21 Thus Edom 123 refused 3985 8762 to give 5414 8800 Israel 3478 passage 5674 8800 through his border 1366: wherefore Israel 3478 turned away 5186 8799 from him.

20:22 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478, [even] the whole congregation 5712, journeyed 5265 8799 from Kadesh 6946, and came 935 8799 unto mount 2022 Hor 2023.

20:23 And the LORD 3068 spake 559 8799 unto Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 in mount 2022 Hor 2023, by the coast 1366 of the land 776 of Edom 123, saying 559 8800,

20:24 Aaron 175 shall be gathered 622 8735 unto his people 5971: for he shall not enter 935 8799 into the land 776 which I have given 5414 8804 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478, because ye rebelled against 4784 8804 my word 6310 at the water 4325 of Meribah 4809.(word: Heb. mouth)

20:25 Take 3947 8798 Aaron 175 and Eleazar 499 his son 1121, and bring them up 5927 8685 unto mount 2022 Hor 2023:

20:26 And strip 6584 8685 Aaron 175 of his garments 899, and put 3847 8689 them upon Eleazar 499 his son 1121: and Aaron 175 shall be gathered 622 8735 [unto his people], and shall die 4191 8804 there.

20:27 And Moses 4872 did 6213 8799 as the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 8765: and they went up 5927 8799 into mount 2022 Hor 2023 in the sight 5869 of all the congregation 5712.

20:28 And Moses 4872 stripped 6584 8686 Aaron 175 of his garments 899, and put 3847 8686 them upon Eleazar 499 his son 1121; and Aaron 175 died 4191 8799 there in the top 7218 of the mount 2022: and Moses 4872 and Eleazar 499 came down 3381 8799 from the mount 2022.

20:29 And when all the congregation 5712 saw 7200 8799 that Aaron 175 was dead 1478 8804, they mourned 1058 8799 for Aaron 175 thirty 7970 days 3117, [even] all the house 1004 of Israel 3478.

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