New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 20:7-13

7and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8“Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the rodהַמַּטֶּ֗הha.ma.TehH4294;and you and your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175assembleוְהַקְהֵ֤לve.hak.HelH6950the congregationהָעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712and speakוְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧םve.di.bar.TemH1696to the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,that it may yieldוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414its waterמֵימָ֑יוmei.MavH4325.You shall thus bringוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325for them out of the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553and let the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and their beastsבְּעִירָֽם׃be.'i.RamH1165drinkוְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ve.hish.ki.TaH8248.”

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the rodהַמַּטֶּ֖הha.ma.TehH4294from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,justH3512as He had commandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him;

10and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֛ןve.'a.ha.RonH175gatheredוַיַּקְהִ֜לוּvai.yak.Hi.luH6950the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951beforeאֶל־ פְּנֵ֣י'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the rockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994,you rebelsהַמֹּרִ֔יםha.mo.RimH4784;shall we bringנוֹצִ֥יאno.Tzi'H3318forthH3318waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325for you out of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553?”

11Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872liftedוַיָּ֨רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311up his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027and struckוַיַּ֧ךְvai.YakhH5221the rockהַסֶּ֛לַעha.Se.la'H5553twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471with his rodבְּמַטֵּ֖הוּbe.ma.Te.huH4294; andwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cameH3318forthH3318abundantlyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,and the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and their beastsוּבְעִירָֽם׃ סu.ve.'i.RamH1165drankוַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354.

12But the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have not believedהֶאֱמַנְתֶּ֣םhe.'e.man.TemH539Me, to treatלְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִיle.Hak.di.She.niH6942Me as holyH6942in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651you shall not bringתָבִ֙יאוּ֙ta.Vi.'uH935thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088assemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them.”

13Thoseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992werethe watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָ֔הme.ri.VahH4809,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478contendedרָב֥וּra.VuH7378with the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and He provedH6942Himself holyוַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁvai.yi.ka.DeshH6942among them.

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