Numbers:20

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* And the sons of Israel , even the whole congregation , came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month : and the people remained 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 strove with Moses , and spoke , saying , Oh that we had died when our brothers died before Yahweh ! * And why have you (note :){+}(:note ) brought the assembly of Yahweh into this wilderness , that we should die there , we and our beasts ? * And why have you (note :){+}(:note ) made us to come up out of Egypt , to bring us in to this evil place ? It is no place of seed , or of figs , or of vines , or of pomegranates ; neither is there any water to drink . * And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tent of meeting , and fell on their faces : and the glory of Yahweh appeared to them . * And Yahweh spoke to Moses , saying , * Take the rod , and assemble the congregation , you , and Aaron your brother , and you (note :){+}(:note ) speak to the rock before their eyes , that it give forth its water ; and you will bring forth to them water out of the rock ; so you will give the congregation and their cattle to drink . * And Moses took the rod from before Yahweh , as he commanded him . * And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock , and he said to them , Hear now , you (note :){+}(:note ) rebels ; shall we bring you {+} forth water out of this rock ? * And Moses lifted up his hand , and struck the rock with his rod twice : and water came forth abundantly , and the congregation drank , and their cattle . * And Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron , Because you (note :){+}(:note ) didn 't believe in me , to sanctify me in the eyes of the sons of Israel , therefore you {+} will not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them . * These are the waters of Meribah ; because the sons of Israel strove with Yahweh , and he was sanctified in them . * And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom , Thus says your brother Israel , You know all the travail that has befallen us : * how our fathers went down into Egypt , and we dwelt in Egypt a long time ; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us , and our fathers : * and when we cried to Yahweh , he heard our voice , and sent an angel , and brought us forth out of Egypt : and , look , we are in Kadesh , a city in the uttermost of your border . * Let us pass , I pray you , through your land : we will not pass through field or through vineyard , neither will we drink of the water of the wells : we will go along the king 's highway ; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left , until we have passed your border . * And Edom said to him , You will not pass through me , or else I will come out with the sword against you . * And the sons of Israel said to him , We will go up by the highway ; and if we drink of your water , I and my cattle , then I will give its price : let me only , without [doing ] anything [else ], pass through on my feet . * And he said , You will not pass through . And Edom came out against him with many people , and with a strong hand . * Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border : therefore Israel turned away from him . * And they journeyed from Kadesh : and the sons of Israel , even the whole congregation , came to mount Hor . * And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Hor , by the border of the land of Edom , saying , * Aaron will be gathered to his people ; for he will not enter into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel , because you (note :){+}(:note ) rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah . * Take Aaron and Eleazar his son , and bring them up to mount Hor ; * and strip Aaron of his garments , and put them on Eleazar his son : and Aaron will be gathered [to his people ], and will die there . * And Moses did as Yahweh commanded : and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation . * And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments , and put them on Eleazar his son ; and Aaron died there on the top of the mount : and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount . * And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead , they wept for Aaron thirty days , even all the house of Israel .

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