1 Then came * h935 h8799 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, even the whole congregation * h5712, into the desert * h4057 of Zin * h6790 in the first * h7223 month * h2320: and the people * h5971 abode * h3427 h8799 in Kadesh * h6946; and Miriam * h4813 died * h4191 h8799 there, and was buried * h6912 h8735 there.
2 And there was no water * h4325 for the congregation * h5712: and they gathered * h6950 h8735 themselves together against Moses * h4872 and against Aaron * h175.
3 And the people * h5971 chode * h7378 h8799 with Moses * h4872, and spake * h559 h8799, saying * h559 h8800, Would God that * h3863 we had died * h1478 h8804 when our brethren * h251 died * h1478 h8800 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068!
4 And why have ye brought up * h935 h8689 the congregation * h6951 of the LORD * h3068 into this wilderness * h4057, that we and our cattle * h1165 should die * h4191 h8800 there?
5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up * h5927 h8689 out of Egypt * h4714, to bring * h935 h8687 us in unto this evil * h7451 place * h4725? it is no place * h4725 of seed * h2233, or of figs * h8384, or of vines * h1612, or of pomegranates * h7416; neither is there any water * h4325 to drink * h8354 h8800.
6 And Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175 went * h935 h8799 from the presence * h6440 of the assembly * h6951 unto the door * h6607 of the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150, and they fell * h5307 h8799 upon their faces * h6440: and the glory * h3519 of the LORD * h3068 appeared * h7200 h8735 unto them.
7 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h1696 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
8 Take * h3947 h8798 the rod * h4294, and gather * h6950 h8685 thou the assembly * h5712 together, thou, and Aaron * h175 thy brother * h251, and speak * h1696 h8765 ye unto the rock * h5553 before their eyes * h5869; and it shall give forth * h5414 h8804 his water * h4325, and thou shalt bring forth * h3318 h8689 to them water * h4325 out of the rock * h5553: so thou shalt give * h8248 the congregation * h5712 and their beasts * h1165 drink * h8248 h8689.
9 And Moses * h4872 took * h3947 h8799 the rod * h4294 from before * h6440 the LORD * h3068, as he commanded * h6680 h8765 him.
10 And Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175 gathered * h6950 h8686 the congregation * h6951 together before * h6440 the rock * h5553, and he said * h559 h8799 unto them, Hear * h8085 h8798 now, ye rebels * h4784 h8802; must we fetch * h3318 h8686 you water * h4325 out of this rock * h5553?
11 And Moses * h4872 lifted up * h7311 h8686 his hand * h3027, and with his rod * h4294 he smote * h5221 h8686 the rock * h5553 twice * h6471: and the water * h4325 came out * h3318 h8799 abundantly * h7227, and the congregation * h5712 drank * h8354 h8799, and their beasts * h1165 also .
12 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175, Because ye believed * h539 h8689 me not, to sanctify * h6942 h8687 me in the eyes * h5869 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, therefore ye shall not bring * h935 h8686 this congregation * h6951 into the land * h776 which I have given * h5414 h8804 them.
13 This is * h1992 the water * h4325 of Meribah * h4809; because the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 strove * h7378 h8804 with the LORD * h3068, and he was sanctified * h6942 h8735 in them. Meribah: that is, Strife
14 And Moses * h4872 sent * h7971 h8799 messengers * h4397 from Kadesh * h6946 unto the king * h4428 of Edom * h123, Thus saith * h559 h8804 thy brother * h251 Israel * h3478, Thou knowest * h3045 h8804 all the travail * h8513 that hath befallen * h4672 h8804 us: befallen...: Heb. found us
15 How our fathers * h1 went down * h3381 h8799 into Egypt * h4714, and we have dwelt * h3427 h8799 in Egypt * h4714 a long * h7227 time * h3117; and the Egyptians * h4714 vexed * h7489 h8686 us, and our fathers * h1:
16 And when we cried * h6817 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068, he heard * h8085 h8799 our voice * h6963, and sent * h7971 h8799 an angel * h4397, and hath brought us forth * h3318 h8686 out of Egypt * h4714: and, behold, we are in Kadesh * h6946, a city * h5892 in the uttermost * h7097 of thy border * h1366:
17 Let us pass * h5674 h8799, I pray thee, through thy country * h776: we will not pass * h5674 h8799 through the fields * h7704, or through the vineyards * h3754, neither will we drink * h8354 h8799 of the water * h4325 of the wells * h875: we will go * h3212 h8799 by the king's * h4428 high way * h1870, we will not turn * h5186 h8799 to the right hand * h3225 nor to the left * h8040, until we have passed * h5674 h8799 thy borders * h1366.
18 And Edom * h123 said * h559 h8799 unto him, Thou shalt not pass * h5674 h8799 by me, lest I come out * h3318 h8799 against * h7125 h8800 thee with the sword * h2719.
19 And the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 said * h559 h8799 unto him, We will go * h5927 h8799 by the high way * h4546: and if I and my cattle * h4735 drink * h8354 h8799 of thy water * h4325, then I will pay * h5414 h8804 * h4377 for it: I will only, without doing any thing * h1697 else , go through * h5674 h8799 on my feet * h7272.
20 And he said * h559 h8799, Thou shalt not go through * h5674 h8799. And Edom * h123 came out * h3318 h8799 against * h7125 h8800 him with much * h3515 people * h5971, and with a strong * h2389 hand * h3027.
21 Thus Edom * h123 refused * h3985 h8762 to give * h5414 h8800 Israel * h3478 passage * h5674 h8800 through his border * h1366: wherefore Israel * h3478 turned away * h5186 h8799 from him.
22 And the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, even the whole congregation * h5712, journeyed * h5265 h8799 from Kadesh * h6946, and came * h935 h8799 unto mount * h2022 Hor * h2023.
23 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175 in mount * h2022 Hor * h2023, by the coast * h1366 of the land * h776 of Edom * h123, saying * h559 h8800,
24 Aaron * h175 shall be gathered * h622 h8735 unto his people * h5971: for he shall not enter * h935 h8799 into the land * h776 which I have given * h5414 h8804 unto the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, because ye rebelled against * h4784 h8804 my word * h6310 at the water * h4325 of Meribah * h4809. word: Heb. mouth
25 Take * h3947 h8798 Aaron * h175 and Eleazar * h499 his son * h1121, and bring them up * h5927 h8685 unto mount * h2022 Hor * h2023:
26 And strip * h6584 h8685 Aaron * h175 of his garments * h899, and put * h3847 h8689 them upon Eleazar * h499 his son * h1121: and Aaron * h175 shall be gathered * h622 h8735 unto his people , and shall die * h4191 h8804 there.
27 And Moses * h4872 did * h6213 h8799 as the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765: and they went up * h5927 h8799 into mount * h2022 Hor * h2023 in the sight * h5869 of all the congregation * h5712.
28 And Moses * h4872 stripped * h6584 h8686 Aaron * h175 of his garments * h899, and put * h3847 h8686 them upon Eleazar * h499 his son * h1121; and Aaron * h175 died * h4191 h8799 there in the top * h7218 of the mount * h2022: and Moses * h4872 and Eleazar * h499 came down * h3381 h8799 from the mount * h2022.
29 And when all the congregation * h5712 saw * h7200 h8799 that Aaron * h175 was dead * h1478 h8804, they mourned * h1058 h8799 for Aaron * h175 thirty * h7970 days * h3117, even all the house * h1004 of Israel * h3478.