Numbers 20

Death of Miriam

1Then the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, the wholeH3605 congregationH5712, cameH935 to the 1wildernessH4057 of ZinH6790 in the firstH7223 monthH2320; and the peopleH5971 stayedH3427 at KadeshH6946. Now MiriamH4813 diedH4191 thereH8033 and was buriedH6912 thereH8033.

22There was noH3808 waterH4325 for the congregationH5712, 3and they assembledH6950 themselves againstH5921 MosesH4872 and AaronH175. 34The peopleH5971 thus contendedH7378 with MosesH4872 and spokeH559, sayingH559, “5IfH3863 onlyH3863 we had perishedH1478 6when our brothersH251 perishedH1478 beforeH6440 the LordH3068! 47WhyH4100 then have you broughtH935 the Lord’sH3068 assemblyH6951 into thisH2088 wildernessH4057, for us and our beastsH1165 to dieH4191 8hereH8033? 5WhyH4100 have you made us comeH5927 up from EgyptH4714, to bringH935 us in to thisH2088 wretchedH7451 placeH4725? 9It is not a placeH4725 of 10grainH2233 or figsH8384 or vinesH1612 or pomegranatesH7416, norH369 is thereH369 waterH4325 to drinkH8354.” 6Then MosesH4872 and AaronH175 cameH935 in from the presenceH6440 of the assemblyH6951 to the doorwayH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150 and 11fellH5307 on their facesH6440. Then the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 appearedH7200 to them; 7and the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559,

The Water of Meribah

8“TakeH3947 12the rodH4294; and you and your brotherH251 AaronH175 assembleH6950 the congregationH5712 and speakH1696 to the rockH5553 before their eyesH5869, that it may yieldH5414 its waterH4325. You shall thus bringH3318 forthH3318 waterH4325 for them out of the rockH5553 and let the congregationH5712 and their beastsH1165 drinkH8248.”

9So MosesH4872 tookH3947 the rodH4294 13from beforeH4480H6440 the LordH3068, justH3512 as He had commandedH6680 him; 10and MosesH4872 and AaronH175 gatheredH6950 the assemblyH6951 beforeH413H6440 the rockH5553. And he saidH559 to them, “14ListenH8085 nowH4994, you rebelsH4784; shall we bringH3318 forthH3318 waterH4325 for you out of thisH2088 rockH5553?” 11Then MosesH4872 liftedH7311 up his handH3027 and struckH5221 the rockH5553 twiceH6471 with his rodH4294; and 15waterH4325 cameH3318 forthH3318 abundantlyH7227, and the congregationH5712 and their beastsH1165 drankH8354. 12But the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872 and AaronH175, “16BecauseH3282 you have not believedH539 Me, to treatH6942 Me as holyH6942 in the sightH5869 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, thereforeH3651 you shall not bringH935 thisH2088 assemblyH6951 into the landH776 whichH834 I have givenH5414 them.” 13ThoseH1992 were the watersH4325 of 1718MeribahH4809, 19becauseH834 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 contendedH7378 with the LordH3068, and He provedH6942 Himself holyH6942 among them.

14From KadeshH6946 MosesH4872 then sentH7971 messengersH4397 to 20the kingH4428 of EdomH112: “ThusH3541 your brotherH251 IsraelH3478 has saidH559, ‘You 21knowH3045 allH3605 the hardshipH8513 that has befallenH4672 us; 15that our fathersH1 wentH3381 downH3381 to EgyptH4714, and we stayedH3427 in EgyptH4714 a longH7227 timeH3117, and the EgyptiansH4714 treatedH7489 us and our fathersH1 badlyH7489. 16But 22when we criedH6817 out to the LordH3068, He heardH8085 our voiceH6963 and sentH7971 23an angelH4397 and broughtH3318 us out from EgyptH4714; now beholdH2009, we are at KadeshH6946, a townH5892 on the edgeH7097 of your territoryH1366. 17PleaseH4994 24let us passH5674 through your landH776. We will not passH5674 throughH5674 fieldH7704 or through vineyardH3754; we will not even drinkH8354 waterH4325 from a wellH875. We will goH1980 along the king’sH4428 highwayH1870, not turningH5186 to the rightH3225 or leftH8040, untilH5704H834 we passH5674 throughH5674 your territoryH1366.’”

1825EdomH112, however, saidH559 to him, “You shall not passH5674 throughH5674 26us, orH6435 I will comeH3318 out with the swordH2719 againstH7122 you.” 19Again, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 saidH559 to him, “We will goH5927 up by the highwayH4546, and ifH518 I and 27my livestockH4735 do drinkH8354 any of your waterH4325, 28then I will 29payH5414 its priceH4377. Let me onlyH7534 passH5674 throughH5674 on my feetH7272, 30nothingH369H1697 else.” 20But he saidH559, “31You shall not passH5674 throughH5674.” And EdomH112 cameH3318 out againstH7122 him with a heavyH3515 32forceH5971 and with a strongH2389 handH3027. 2133Thus EdomH112 refusedH3985 to allowH5414 IsraelH3478 to passH5674 throughH5674 his territoryH1366; 34so IsraelH3478 turnedH5186 awayH5186 from him.

22Now when they setH5265 out from 35KadeshH6946, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, the wholeH3605 congregationH5712, cameH935 to MountH2022 HorH2023.

Death of Aaron

23Then the LordH3068 spokeH559 to MosesH4872 and AaronH175 at 36MountH2022 HorH2023 by the borderH1366 of the landH776 of EdomH112, sayingH559, 24“AaronH175 will be 37gatheredH622 to his peopleH5971; for he shall not enterH935 the landH776 whichH834 I have givenH5414 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, becauseH5921H834 38you rebelledH4784 againstH854 My 39commandH6310 at the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809. 25TakeH3947 AaronH175 and his sonH1121 40EleazarH499 and bringH5927 them up to MountH2022 HorH2023; 26and stripH6584 AaronH175 of his garmentsH899 and putH3847 them on his sonH1121 EleazarH499. So AaronH175 will be 41gatheredH622 to his people, and will dieH4191 thereH8033.” 27So MosesH4872 didH6213 justH3512 as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680, and they wentH5927 up to MountH2022 HorH2023 in the sightH5869 of allH3605 the congregationH5712. 28After MosesH4872 had strippedH6584 AaronH175 of his garmentsH899 and 42putH3847 them on his sonH1121 EleazarH499, 43AaronH175 diedH4191 thereH8033 on the mountainH2022 topH7218. Then MosesH4872 and EleazarH499 cameH3381 downH3381 from the mountainH2022. 29When allH3605 the congregationH5712 sawH7200 that AaronH175 had diedH1478, allH3605 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 weptH1058 for AaronH175 thirtyH7970 44daysH3117.