Numbers 20:2-23

21There was noH3808 waterH4325 for the congregationH5712, 2and they assembledH6950 againstH5921 MosesH4872 and AaronH175. 33Then the peopleH5971 arguedH7378 with MosesH4872 and spokeH559, sayingH559, “4IfH3863 onlyH3863 we had perishedH1478 5when our brothersH251 perishedH1478 beforeH6440 the LordH3068! 46WhyH4100 then have you broughtH935 the Lord’sH3068 assemblyH6951 into thisH2088 wildernessH4057, for us and our livestockH1165 to dieH4191 7hereH8033? 5WhyH4100 did you make us comeH5927 upH5927 from EgyptH4714, to bringH935 us into thisH2088 wretchedH7451 placeH4725? 8It is not a placeH4725 of 9grainH2233 or figsH8384 or vinesH1612 or pomegranatesH7416, norH369 isH369 thereH369 waterH4325 to drinkH8354!” 6Then MosesH4872 and AaronH175 cameH935 inH935 from the presenceH6440 of the assemblyH6951 to the entranceH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150 and 10fellH5307 on their facesH6440. And the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 appearedH7200 to them; 7then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 8“TakeH3947 11the staffH4294; and you and your brotherH251 AaronH175 assembleH6950 the congregationH5712 and speakH1696 to the rockH5553 before their eyesH5869, that it shall yieldH5414 its waterH4325. So you shall bringH3318 waterH4325 for them outH3318 of the rockH5553, and haveH8248 the congregationH5712 and their livestockH1165 drinkH8248.”

9So MosesH4872 tookH3947 the staffH4294 12from beforeH4480H6440 the LordH3068, justH3512 asH3512 He had commandedH6680 him; 10and MosesH4872 and AaronH175 summonedH6950 the assemblyH6951 in frontH413H6440 of the rockH5553. And he saidH559 to them, “13ListenH8085 nowH4994, you rebelsH4784; shall we bringH3318 waterH4325 for you outH3318 of thisH2088 rockH5553?” 11Then MosesH4872 raisedH7311 his handH3027 and struckH5221 the rockH5553 twiceH6471 with his staffH4294; and 14waterH4325 cameH3318 outH3318 abundantlyH7227, and the congregationH5712 and their livestockH1165 drankH8354. 12But the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872 and AaronH175, “15SinceH3282 you did not trustH539 in Me, to treatH6942 Me asH6942 holyH6942 in the sightH5869 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, for thatH3651 reasonH3651 you shall not bringH935 thisH2088 assemblyH6951 into the landH776 whichH834 I have givenH5414 them.” 13ThoseH1992 were called the watersH4325 of 1617MeribahH4809, 18becauseH834 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 arguedH7378 with the LordH3068, and He provedH6942 Himself holyH6942 among them.

14From KadeshH6946 MosesH4872 then sentH7971 messengersH4397 to 19the kingH4428 of EdomH112 to say, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 your brotherH251 IsraelH3478 has saidH559: ‘You 20knowH3045 allH3605 the hardshipH8513 that has 21overtakenH4672 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 outH6817 to the LordH3068, He heardH8085 our voiceH6963 and sentH7971 23an angelH4397, and broughtH3318 us outH3318 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 through fieldH7704 or vineyardH3754; we will not even drinkH8354 waterH4325 from a wellH875. We will goH1980 along the king’sH4428 roadH1870, not turningH5186 to the rightH3225 or leftH8040, untilH5704H834 we passH5674 throughH5674 your territoryH1366.’”

1825EdomH112, however, saidH559 to him, “You shall not passH5674 through 26us, orH6435 I will comeH3318 outH3318 with the swordH2719 againstH7122 you.” 19Again, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 saidH559 to him, “We will goH5927 upH5927 by the roadH4546, 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 more.” 20But he saidH559, “31You shall not passH5674 throughH5674.” And EdomH112 cameH3318 outH3318 againstH7122 him with a heavyH3515 32forceH5971 and a strongH2389 handH3027. 2133So EdomH112 refusedH3985 to allowH5414 IsraelH3478 to passH5674 through his territoryH1366; 34then IsraelH3478 turnedH5186 awayH5186 from him.

22Now when they setH5265 outH5265 from 35KadeshH6946, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, the wholeH3605 congregationH5712, cameH935 to MountH2022 HorH2023. 23Then the LordH3068 spokeH559 to MosesH4872 and AaronH175 at 36MountH2022 HorH2023 by the borderH1366 of the landH776 of EdomH112, sayingH559,