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And the sons of Israel, all the congregation, came··into the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people dwelt in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
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And there was no◦ water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
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And the people strove with Moses, and said, saying, Would··that we had expired when our brothers expired before Jehovah!
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And why have you brought the assembly of Jehovah to▵ this wilderness, that we◦ and our brute should die there?
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And why have you made us to go··up from Egypt, to bring us to▵ this evil place? It is not a place of seed, or◦ of figs, or◦ of vines, or◦ of pomegranates; and there is no water to drink.
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And Moses and Aaron came from the face of the assembly to▵ the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation◦, and they fell upon their faces; and the glory of Jehovah appeared to▵ them.
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And Jehovah spoke to▵ Moses, saying,
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Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou◦, and Aaron thy brother, and speak you to▵ the rock◦ before▫ their eyes; and it shall give its water, and thou shalt bring··forth to them water out··of the rock◦; and thou shalt give··drink◦ to the congregation and their brutish beast.
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And Moses took the rod from before Jehovah, as◦ He commanded him.
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And Moses and Aaron assembled the assembly before the rock◦, and he said to them, Hear now◦, ye rebels; must we bring··out water for you from this rock◦?
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And Moses lifted· his hand ·high, and with his rod he smote the rock◦ two··times◦; and much water came··out, and the congregation drank, and their brutes.
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And Jehovah said to▵ Moses and to▵ Aaron, Because you believed Me not, to sanctify Me to the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into▵ the land which I have given to them.
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These◦ are the waters of Meribah*; when▵ the sons of Israel strove with◦ Jehovah, and He was sanctified in them.
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And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to▵ the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel, Thou◦ knowest all the weariness that has found us;
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how our fathers went··down unto▫ Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt many days; and the Egyptians did··evil to us, and to our fathers;
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and we cried to▵ Jehovah, and He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and has brought· us ·out out··of Egypt; and, behold, we◦ are in Kadesh, a city of the end of thy border:
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let us pass, I pray◦ thee, through thy land; 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 go··aside to the right nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
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And Edom said to▵ him, Thou shalt not pass··through me, lest I come··out to meet thee with the sword.
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And the sons of Israel said to▵ him, We will go··up on◦ the highway; and if I◦ and my livestock drink of thy water, then I will give the cost of it; I will only pass··through on◦ my feet, and not◦ a thing more.
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And he said, Thou shalt not pass··through. And Edom went··out to meet him with people heavily armed, and with a firm hand.
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And Edom refused to give Israel passage into his border; and Israel went··aside from him.
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And the sons of Israel, even all the congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came··to Mount Hor.
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And Jehovah said to▵ Moses and unto▵ Aaron in Mount Hor, by◦ the border of the land of Edom, saying,
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Aaron shall be gathered to▵ his people; for he shall not come into▵ the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, for▵ that you rebelled··against My mouth at◦ the water of Meribah.
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Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring· them ·up··to Mount Hor;
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and strip Aaron of his garments, and clothe· Eleazar his son ·with them; and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there.
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And Moses did as◦ Jehovah commanded; and they went··up unto▵ Mount Hor in the eyes of all the congregation.
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And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and clothed Eleazar his son with◦ them; and Aaron died there in the head of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came··down from the mountain.
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And all the congregation saw that Aaron was expired, and they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
