Numbers:20

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* And the children of Israel , the whole congregation , came into the desert of Zin in the first month , and the people abode in Kadesh ; and Miriam died there , and was buried there . * And there was no water for the congregation ; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron . * And the people quarreled with Moses , and said thus , Oh that we had but perished when our brethren perished before the Lord ! * And why have ye brought the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness , to die there , we and our cattle ! * And wherefore have ye caused us to come up out of Egypt , to bring us in unto this evil place ? it is no place for sowing , or of figs , or of vines , or of pomegranates ; and water even there is none to drink . * And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation , and they fell upon their faces : and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them . * And the Lord spoke unto Moses , saying , * Take the staff , and gather the assembly together , thou , with Aaron thy brother , and ye shall speak unto the rock before their eyes , that it shall give forth its water ; and thou shalt bring forth for them water out of the rock , and give drink to the congregation and their cattle . * And Moses took the staff from before the Lord , as he had commanded him . * And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation together before the rock , and he said unto them , Hear now , ye rebels ! shall we out of this rock bring forth water for you ? * And Moses lifted up his hand , and he smote the rock with his staff twice : and there came out much water , and the congregation drank , together with their cattle . * And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron , Because ye have not confided in me , to sanctify me before the eyes of the children of Israel : therefore shall ye not bring this congregation into the land which I have given to them . * These are the waters of Meribah ; where the children of Israel quarreled with the Lord , and through which he was sanctified . * And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom , Thus hath said thy brother Israel , Thou knowest all the hardship that hath befallen us . * How our fathers went down into Egypt , and we dwelt in Egypt many days ; and the Egyptians did evil to us , and to our fathers : * And we cried unto the Lord , and he heard our voice , and he sent a messenger , and caused us to go forth out of Egypt ; and , behold , we are in Kadesh , a city at the outmost end of thy border . * Let us pass , we pray thee , through thy country ; we will not pass through field , or through vineyard , and we will not drink the water of the wells : by the king ’s highway will we go , we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left , until we have passed thy border . * And Edom said unto him , Thou shalt not pass through my land , lest I come against thee with the sword . * And the children of Israel said unto him , We will go by the highway : and if we drink of thy water , I and my cattle , then will I pay its value ; I will do thee no injury , only on foot will I pass through . * And he said , Thou shalt not pass through ; and Edom came out against him with much people , and with a strong hand . * And as Edom thus refused to permit Israel to pass through his border , Israel turned away from him . * And they set forward from Kadesh ; and the children of Israel , the whole congregation , came unto mount Hor . * And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron at mount Hor , by the boundary of the land of Edom , as followeth , * Aaron shall be gathered unto his people ; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel , because ye rebelled against my order at the waters of Meribah . * Take Aaron and Elazar , his son , and cause them to go up unto mount Hor : * And cause Aaron to take off his garments , and clothe therewith Elazar his son ; and Aaron shall be gathered in , and he shall die there . * And Moses did as the Lord had commanded ; and they went up to mount Hor before the eyes of all the congregation . * And Moses caused Aaron to take off his garments , and he clothed therewith Elazar his son ; and Aaron died there on the top of the mount ; and Moses and Elazar then came down from the mount . * And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was departed , they wept for Aaron thirty days , even all the house of Israel .

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