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* Then came the sons of Israel the whole assembly , into the desert of Zin in the first month , and the people dwelt in Kadesh , and Miriam died there , and was buried there . * And there was no water for the assembly , so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron . * And the people contended with Moses , and spake saying , Would then we had died a when our brethren died , before Yahweh ! * Wherefore then hast thou brought the convocation of Yahweh into this desert , to die there , we , and our cattle ? * And wherefore did ye cause us to come up out of Egypt , to bring us into this wretched place ?not a place of seeds , and figs , and vines and pomegranates , even water , is there none to drink . * And Moses and Aaron went in from the presence of the multitude unto the entrance of the tent of meeting , and fell upon their faces , and the glory of Yahweh appeared unto them . * Then spake Yahweh unto Moses , saying : * Take the staff and gather together the assembly , thou , and Aaron thy brother , then shall ye speak unto the cliff before their eyes and it shall give forth it waters , so shalt thou bring forth unto them water , out of the cliff , and shalt cause the assembly , and their cattle to drink . * And Moses took the staff from before Yahweh , as he commanded him . * And Moses and Aaron gathered together the convocation before the cliff , and he said unto them : Hear I pray you ye rebels ! Out of this cliff , must we bring forth for you water ? * And Moses lifted high his hand and smote the cliff with his staff , twice , and there came forth water in abundance , and the assembly and their cattle , did drink . * Then said Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron , Because ye believed not in me , to hallow me in the eyes of the sons of Israel , therefore , shall ye not bring in this convocation into the land which I have given unto them . * The same , were the waters of Meribah * And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh , unto the king of Edom , Thus , saith thy brother Israel , Thou thyself , knowest all the distress which befell us ; * and how our fathers went down to Egypt , and we abode in Egypt , many days , rod that the Egyptians ill-treated us , and our fathers ; * and we made outcry unto Yahweh , and he heard our voice , and sent a messenger , and brought us forth out of Egypt , lo ! then , we , are in Kadesh , a city at the extremity of thy boundary , * Let us , we pray thee , pass through thy landwe will not pass through field or vineyard , nor will we drink the waters of a well , by the kings road , will we gowe will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left , until we get through thy boundary . * And Edom said unto him , Thou shalt not pass through my land , lest with the sword , I come out to meet thee . * And the sons of Israel said unto him By the highway , will we go up , and if thy waters , we should drink I , and my cattle then would I give the price thereof , onlyit is nothing !with my feet , would I pass through . * And he said , Thou shalt not pass through . And Edom came out to meet him , with a strong people , and with a firm hand . * Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary , and Israel turned away from him . * Then set they forward from Kadesh , and the sons of Israel . all the assembly , came in to Mount Hor . * Then spake Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron in Mount Hor , near the boundary of the land of Edom saying : * Aaron shall be withdrawn unto his kinsfolk , fur he shall not enter into the land . which I have given unto the sons of Israel , because ye spurned my bidding , at the waters of Meribah . * Take thou Aaron , and Eleazar his son , and bring them up Mount Hor ; * and strip thou Aaron of his garments , and put them upon Eleazar his son , and , Aaron , shall be withdrawn and shall lie there . * And Moses did as Yahweh commanded , and they went up into , Mount Hor , in sight of all the assembly . * And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son , and Aaron died there , in the top of the mount , and Moses and Eleazar came down out of the mount . * And all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead ; and they bewailed Aaron thirty days , even all the house of Israel .

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