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.
And there was no water for the congregation
: and they gathered
themselves together against Moses
and against Aaron
.
And the people chode
with Moses
, and spake
, saying
, Would God that
we had died
when our brethren
died
before
the LORD
!
And why have ye brought up the congregation
of the LORD
into this wilderness
, that we and our cattle
should die
there?
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
.
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.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
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
.
And Moses took
the rod
from before
the LORD
, as he commanded
him.
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
?
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 .
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.
This is the water
of Meribah
; because the children
of Israel
strove
with the LORD
, and he was sanctified
in them.
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:
How our fathers went down
into Egypt
, and we have dwelt
in Egypt
a long
time
; and the Egyptians
vexed
us, and our fathers
:
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
:
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
.
And Edom said
unto him, Thou shalt not pass
by me, lest I come out
against
thee with the sword
.
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
.
And he said, Thou shalt not go through
. And Edom
came out
against
him with much
people
, and with a strong
hand
.
Thus Edom refused
to give
Israel
passage
through his border
: wherefore Israel
turned away
from him.
And the children of Israel
, even the whole congregation
, journeyed
from Kadesh
, and came
unto mount
Hor
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
and Aaron
in mount
Hor
, by the coast
of the land
of Edom
, saying
,
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
.
Take Aaron
and Eleazar
his son
, and bring them up
unto mount
Hor
:
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.
And Moses did
as the LORD
commanded
: and they went up
into mount
Hor
in the sight
of all the congregation
.
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
.
And when all the congregation saw
that Aaron
was dead
, they mourned
for Aaron
thirty
days
, even all the house
of Israel
.