Numbers Chapter 20

Numbers Chapter 20
1 Then the children of Israel came with
the whole congregation to the desert of
Zin in the first month, and the people
abode at Kadesh: where Miriam died,
and was buried there.
2 But there was no water for the
congregation, and they assembled
themselves against Moses and against
Aaron.
3 And the people chode with Moses, and
spake, saying, Would God we had
perished, when our brethren died before
the Lord.
4 Why have ye thus brought the
congregation of the Lord unto this
wilderness, that both we, and our cattle
should die there?
5 Wherefore now have ye made us to
come up from Egypt, to bring us into this
miserable place, which is no place of
seed, nor figs, nor vines, nor
pomegranates? Neither is there any
water to drink.
6 Then Moses and Aaron went from the
assembly unto the door of the tabernacle
of the congregation, and 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 and thy
brother Aaron the congregation together,
and speak ye unto the rock before their
eyes, and it shall give forth his water,
and thou shalt bring them water out of
the rock: so thou shalt give the
congregation, and their beasts drink.
9 Then Moses took the rod from before
the Lord, as he had commanded him. 10
And Moses and Aaron gathered the
congregation together before the rock,
and Moses said unto them, Hear now, ye
rebels: shall we bring you water out of
this rock?
11 Then Moses lift up his hand, and with
his rod he smote the rock twice, and the
water came out abundantly: so the
congregation, and their beasts drank. 12
Again the Lord spake unto Moses, and to
Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to
sanctify me in the presence 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 Then Moses sent messengers from
Kadesh unto the king of
Edom, saying, Thus saith thy brother
Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that
we have had,
15 How our fathers went down into
Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long
time, where the Egyptians handled us
evil and our fathers.
16 But when we cried unto the Lord, he
heard our voice, and sent an Angel, and
hath brought us out of Egypt, and behold,
we are in the city Kadesh, in thine
utmost border.
17 I pray thee that we may pass through
thy country: we will not go through the
fields nor the vineyards, neither will we
drink of the water of the wells: we will
go by the king’s way, and neither turn
unto the right hand nor to the left, until
we be past thy borders.
18 And Edom answered him, Thou shalt
not pass by me, lest I come out against
thee with the sword.
19 Then the children of Israel said unto
him, We will go up by the highway: and
if I and my cattle drink of thy water, I
will then pay for it: I will only (without
any harm) go through on my feet.
20 He answered again, Thou shalt not go
through. Then Edom came out against
him with much people, and with a mighty
power.
21 Thus Edom denied to give Israel
passage through his country: wherefore
Israel turned away from him.
22 And when the children of Israel with
all the congregation departed from
Kadesh, they came unto the mount Hor.
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses and
to Aaron in the mount Hor near 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 disobeyed
my commandment at the water of
Meribah.
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and
bring them up into the mount Hor, 26
And cause Aaron to put off his garments
and put them upon Eleazar his son: for
Aaron shall be gathered to his fathers,
and shall die there. 27 And Moses did as
the Lord had commanded: and they went
up into the mount Hor, in the sight of all
the congregation.
28 And Moses put off Aaron’s clothes,
and put them upon Eleazar his son: so
Aaron died there in the top of the mount:
and Moses and Eleazar came down from
off the mount.
29 When all the congregation saw that
Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel
wept for Aaron thirty days.