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World English Bible

Numbers 20 (WEBP)

[1] The children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month. The people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died there, and was buried there.
[2] There was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
[3] The people quarreled with Moses, and spoke, saying, “We wish that we had died when our brothers died before Yahweh!
[4] Why have you brought Yahweh’s assembly into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?
[5] Why have you 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.”
[6] Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and fell on their faces. Yahweh’s glory appeared to them.
[7] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[8] “Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it pour out its water. You shall bring water to them out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink.”
[9] Moses took the rod from before Yahweh, as he commanded him.
[10] Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Shall we bring water out of this rock for you?”
[11] Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice, and water came out abundantly. The congregation and their livestock drank.
[12] Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn’t believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”
[13] These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them.
[14] Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: “Your brother Israel says: You know all the travail that has happened to us;
[15] how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers.
[16] When we cried to Yahweh, he heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the edge of your border.
[17] “Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink from the water of the wells. We will go along the king’s highway. We will not turn away to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border.”
[18] Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.”
[19] The children of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway; and if we drink your water, I and my livestock, then I will give its price. Only let me, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet.”
[20] He said, “You shall not pass through.” Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.
[21] Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.
[22] They traveled from Kadesh, and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
[23] Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
[24] “Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
[25] Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
[26] and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron shall be gathered, and shall die there.”
[27] Moses did as Yahweh commanded. They went up onto Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
[28] Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron died there on the top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
[29] When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Numbers 20:13 “Meribah” means “quarreling”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 20 (KJVS)

[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.
[2] And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered () themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
[3] And the people chode () with Moses, and spake, () saying, () Would God that we had died () when our brethren died () before the Lord!
[4] And why have ye brought up () the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die () there?
[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. ()
[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, ()
[8] 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?
[11] 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.
[12] 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.
[13] This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove () with the Lord, and he was sanctified () in them.
[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:
[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.
[19] 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 any thing else, go through () on my feet.
[20] And he said, () Thou shalt not go through. () And Edom came out () against () him with much people, and with a strong hand.
[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.
[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.
[29] And when all the congregation saw () that Aaron was dead, () they mourned () for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Numbers 20:13 That is, strife
Numbers 20:24 Heb. mouth

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 20 (BYZ)

[1] και ηλθον οι υιοι ισραηλ πασα η συναγωγη εις την ερημον σιν εν τω μηνι τω πρωτω και κατεμεινεν ο λαος εν καδης και ετελευτησεν εκει μαριαμ και εταφη εκει
[2] και ουκ ην υδωρ τη συναγωγη και ηθροισθησαν επι μωυσην και ααρων
[3] και ελοιδορειτο ο λαος προς μωυσην λεγοντες οφελον απεθανομεν εν τη απωλεια των αδελφων ημων εναντι κυριου
[4] και ινα τι ανηγαγετε την συναγωγην κυριου εις την ερημον ταυτην αποκτειναι ημας και τα κτηνη ημων
[5] και ινα τι τουτο ανηγαγετε ημας εξ αιγυπτου παραγενεσθαι εις τον τοπον τον πονηρον τουτον τοπος ου ου σπειρεται ουδε συκαι ουδε αμπελοι ουδε ροαι ουδε υδωρ εστιν πιειν
[6] και ηλθεν μωυσης και ααρων απο προσωπου της συναγωγης επι την θυραν της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και επεσαν επι προσωπον και ωφθη η δοξα κυριου προς αυτους
[7] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[8] λαβε την ραβδον και εκκλησιασον την συναγωγην συ και ααρων ο αδελφος σου και λαλησατε προς την πετραν εναντι αυτων και δωσει τα υδατα αυτης και εξοισετε αυτοις υδωρ εκ της πετρας και ποτιειτε την συναγωγην και τα κτηνη αυτων
[9] και ελαβεν μωυσης την ραβδον την απεναντι κυριου καθα συνεταξεν κυριος
[10] και εξεκκλησιασεν μωυσης και ααρων την συναγωγην απεναντι της πετρας και ειπεν προς αυτους ακουσατε μου οι απειθεις μη εκ της πετρας ταυτης εξαξομεν υμιν υδωρ
[11] και επαρας μωυσης την χειρα αυτου επαταξεν την πετραν τη ραβδω δις και εξηλθεν υδωρ πολυ και επιεν η συναγωγη και τα κτηνη αυτων
[12] και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην και ααρων οτι ουκ επιστευσατε αγιασαι με εναντιον υιων ισραηλ δια τουτο ουκ εισαξετε υμεις την συναγωγην ταυτην εις την γην ην δεδωκα αυτοις
[13] τουτο υδωρ αντιλογιας οτι ελοιδορηθησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ εναντι κυριου και ηγιασθη εν αυτοις
[14] και απεστειλεν μωυσης αγγελους εκ καδης προς βασιλεα εδωμ λεγων ταδε λεγει ο αδελφος σου ισραηλ συ επιστη παντα τον μοχθον τον ευροντα ημας
[15] και κατεβησαν οι πατερες ημων εις αιγυπτον και παρωκησαμεν εν αιγυπτω ημερας πλειους και εκακωσαν ημας οι αιγυπτιοι και τους πατερας ημων
[16] και ανεβοησαμεν προς κυριον και εισηκουσεν κυριος της φωνης ημων και αποστειλας αγγελον εξηγαγεν ημας εξ αιγυπτου και νυν εσμεν εν καδης πολει εκ μερους των οριων σου
[17] παρελευσομεθα δια της γης σου ου διελευσομεθα δι αγρων ουδε δι αμπελωνων ουδε πιομεθα υδωρ εκ λακκου σου οδω βασιλικη πορευσομεθα ουκ εκκλινουμεν δεξια ουδε ευωνυμα εως αν παρελθωμεν τα ορια σου
[18] και ειπεν προς αυτον εδωμ ου διελευση δι εμου ει δε μη εν πολεμω εξελευσομαι εις συναντησιν σοι
[19] και λεγουσιν αυτω οι υιοι ισραηλ παρα το ορος παρελευσομεθα εαν δε του υδατος σου πιωμεν εγω τε και τα κτηνη δωσω τιμην σοι αλλα το πραγμα ουδεν εστιν παρα το ορος παρελευσομεθα
[20] ο δε ειπεν ου διελευση δι εμου και εξηλθεν εδωμ εις συναντησιν αυτω εν οχλω βαρει και εν χειρι ισχυρα
[21] και ουκ ηθελησεν εδωμ δουναι τω ισραηλ παρελθειν δια των οριων αυτου και εξεκλινεν ισραηλ απ αυτου
[22] και απηραν εκ καδης και παρεγενοντο οι υιοι ισραηλ πασα η συναγωγη εις ωρ το ορος
[23] και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην και ααρων εν ωρ τω ορει επι των οριων γης εδωμ λεγων
[24] προστεθητω ααρων προς τον λαον αυτου οτι ου μη εισελθητε εις την γην ην δεδωκα τοις υιοις ισραηλ διοτι παρωξυνατε με επι του υδατος της λοιδοριας
[25] λαβε τον ααρων και ελεαζαρ τον υιον αυτου και αναβιβασον αυτους εις ωρ το ορος εναντι πασης της συναγωγης
[26] και εκδυσον ααρων την στολην αυτου και ενδυσον ελεαζαρ τον υιον αυτου και ααρων προστεθεις αποθανετω εκει
[27] και εποιησεν μωυσης καθα συνεταξεν κυριος και ανεβιβασεν αυτον εις ωρ το ορος εναντιον πασης της συναγωγης
[28] και εξεδυσεν ααρων τα ιματια αυτου και ενεδυσεν αυτα ελεαζαρ τον υιον αυτου και απεθανεν ααρων επι της κορυφης του ορους και κατεβη μωυσης και ελεαζαρ εκ του ορους
[29] και ειδεν πασα η συναγωγη οτι απελυθη ααρων και εκλαυσαν τον ααρων τριακοντα ημερας πας οικος ισραηλ

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.