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Chapter 20 |
| 1 | Then came the
children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the
first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was
buried there. |
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2 | And there was no water for the congregation: and
they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. |
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And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died
when our brethren died before the LORD! |
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4 | And why have ye brought up
the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle
should die there? |
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5 | And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of
Egypt, to bring us in unto 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.
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| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying, |
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Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and
Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall
give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock:
so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. |
| 9 | And Moses
took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. |
| 10 | And Moses
and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto
them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? |
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And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the
water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts
also. |
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed
me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye
shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
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| 13 | This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with
the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. |
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14 | And Moses sent messengers
from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest
all the travail that hath befallen us: |
| 15 | How our fathers went down
into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us,
and our fathers: |
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16 | And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our
voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold,
we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: |
| 17 | Let us
pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or
through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will
go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left,
until we have passed thy borders. |
| 18 | And Edom said unto him, Thou
shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. |
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And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I
and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without
doing anything else, go through on my feet. |
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20 | And he said, Thou shalt
not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a
strong hand. |
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21 | Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through
his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him. |
| 22 | And the
children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and
came unto mount Hor. |
| 23 | And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in
mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, |
| 24 | 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 word at the
water of Meribah. |
| 25 | Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring
them up unto mount Hor: |
| 26 | And strip Aaron of his garments, and put
them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and
shall die there. |
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27 | And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went
up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. |
| 28 | 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 from the
mount. |
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| And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead,
they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. |
