Numbers:20:1-13
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And the children of Israel ,
even the whole congregation ,
came into the wilderness of Sin ,
in the first month ,
and the people abode in Cades ;
and Mariam died there ,
and was buried there .
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And there was no water for the congregation :
and they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron .
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And the people reviled Moses ,
saying ,
Would we had died in the destruction of our brethren before the Lord !
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And wherefore have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness ,
to kill us and our cattle ?
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And wherefore is this ?
Ye have brought us up out of Egypt ,
that we should come into this evil place ;
a place where there is no sowing ,
neither figs ,
nor vines ,
nor pomegranates ,
neither is there water to drink .
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And Moses and Aaron went from before the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of witness ,
and they fell upon their faces ;
and the glory of the Lord appeared to them .
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And the Lord spoke to Moses ,
saying ,
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Take thy rod ,
and call the assembly ,
thou and Aaron thy brother ,
and speak ye to the rock before them ,
and it shall give forth its waters ;
and ye shall bring forth for them water out of the rock ,
and give drink to the congregation and their cattle .
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And Moses took his rod which was before the Lord ,
as the Lord commanded .
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And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock ,
and said to them ,
Hear me ,
ye disobedient ones ;
must we bring you water out of this rock ?
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And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his rod twice ;
and much water came forth ,
and the congregation drank ,
and their cattle .
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And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron ,
Because ye have not believed me to sanctify me before the children of Israel ,
therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them .
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This is the water of Strife ,
because the children of Israel spoke insolently before the Lord ,
and he was sanctified in them .
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