rsv Numbers:20:1-13 SEEK
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And the people of Israel ,
the whole congregation ,
came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month ,
and the people stayed in Kadesh ;
and Miriam died there ,
and was buried there .
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Now there was no water for the congregation ;
and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron .
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And the people contended with Moses ,
and said , "
Would that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD !
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Why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness ,
that we should die here ,
both we and our cattle ?
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And why have you made us come up out of Egypt ,
to bring us to this evil place ?
It is no place for grain ,
or figs ,
or vines ,
or pomegranates ;
and there is no water to drink ."
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Then 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 the LORD appeared to them ,
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and the LORD said to Moses ,
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Take the rod ,
and assemble the congregation ,
you and Aaron your brother ,
and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water ;
so you shall bring water out of the rock for them ;
so you shall give drink to the congregation and their cattle ."
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And Moses took the rod from before the LORD ,
as he commanded him .
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And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock ,
and he said to them , "
Hear now ,
you rebels ;
shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock ?"
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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 .
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And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron , "
Because you did not believe in me ,
to sanctify me in the eyes of the people of Israel ,
therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them ."
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These are the waters of Mer '
ibah ,
where the people of Israel contended with the LORD ,
and he showed himself holy among them .