Num 20 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 7 came 4 of the 5 sons 6 of Israel 1 all 2 the 3 congregation] into the wilderness of Zin, in the [ 2 month 1 first]; and [ 3 stayed 1 the 2 people] in Kadesh. And [ 2 came to an end 3 there 1 Miriam], and she was entombed there.

‏ Numbers 20

CHAPTER 20 Israel Grumbles for Lack of Water

1 And [⁷came ⁴of the ⁵sons ⁶of Israel ¹all ²the ³congregation] into the wilderness of Zin, in the [²month ¹first]; and [³stayed ¹the ²people] in Kadesh. And [²came to an end ³there ¹Miriam], and she was entombed there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation, and they gathered themselves against Moses and Aaron. 3 And [³reviled ¹the ²people] against Moses, saying, Ought we died in the destruction of our brothers before the lord. 4 And why did you lead the congregation of the lord into this wilderness, to kill us, and our cattle? 5 And why is this you led us from Egypt to come unto [²place ¹this bad]? A place which you cannot sow, nor is there fig-trees, nor grapevines, nor pomegranates, nor is there water to drink. 6 And [⁴came ¹Moses ²and ³Aaron] from in front of the congregation, unto the door of the tent of the testimony, and they fell upon their face. And [⁴appeared ¹the ²glory ³of the lord] to them. 7 And the lord spoke to Moses, saying, 8 Take the rod, and call an assembly of the congregation, you and Aaron your brother! And speak to the rock before them! and it shall give of its waters; and you shall bring forth to them water from out of the rock, and you shall give to drink the congregation and their cattle. 9 And Moses took the rod before the lord, as the lord gave orders to him. 10 And [⁴held an assembly ¹Moses ²and ³Aaron] of the congregation before the rock. And he said to them, Hear me! O ones resisting persuasion; must [⁴from out of ⁵this rock ¹we bring forth ²to you ³water]?

Moses Strikes the Rock

11 And Moses lifting his hand, struck the rock with the rod twice, and came forth [²water ¹much], and [³drank ¹the ²congregation], and their cattle. 12 And the lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you did not trust in me to sanctify me before the sons of Israel, because of this [²shall not ³bring ¹you yourselves] this congregation into the land which I have given to them. 13 This is the water of dispute, for [⁴were reviled ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] before the lord, and he was sanctified among them. 14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying, Thus says your brother Israel, You have knowledge of all the trouble finding us, 15 and how [²went down ¹our fathers] into Egypt, and we sojourned in Egypt [²days ¹many], and [³inflicted evil ⁴on us ¹the ²Egyptians] and our fathers. 16 And we yelled out to the lord, and the lord listened to our voice. And sending an angel, he led us from out of Egypt. And now we are in Kadesh, a city of a part of your borders. 17 We shall go through your land. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor shall we drink water from out of your cistern. [³way ²by the royal ¹We shall go]. We shall not turn aside to the right nor left, until whenever we should have gone by your borders.

Edom Refuses Israel to Pass

18 And [²said ³to ⁴him ¹Edom], You shall not go through mine, and if otherwise, in war I shall come forth to meet with you. 19 And [⁴say ⁵to him ¹the ²sons ³of Israel], [²by ³the ⁴mountain ¹We shall go]. And if [²of your water ¹we drink], both I and my cattle, I will give the value of it to you. But the thing is nothing, [²by ³the ⁴mountain ¹we shall go]. 20 And he said, You shall not go through of mine. And Edom came forth to meet with him with [²multitude ¹a heavy], and with [²hand ¹a strong]. 21 And [²did not ³want ¹Edom] to give permission to Israel to go through his borders. And Israel turned aside from him. 22 And they departed from Kadesh. And [⁴came ¹the ²sons ³of Israel], all the congregation, unto Hor the mountain. 23 And the lord said to Moses and Aaron in Hor, in the mountain, upon the borders of the land of Edom, saying, 24 Let Aaron be added to his people, for in no way should he enter into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because you provoked me at the Water of Dispute. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and haul them unto Hor the mountain! 26 And take off of Aaron his apparel, and put it on Eleazar his son! And Aaron, having been added to his people, let him die there! 27 And Moses did as the lord gave orders to him, and he hauled them unto Hor the mountain before all the congregation.

Death of Aaron

28 And Moses stripped off Aaron his garments, and he put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died upon the top of the mountain. And [⁴came down ¹Moses ²and ³Eleazar] from the mountain. 29 And [⁴saw ¹all ²the ³congregation] that Aaron was loosed, and [⁴wept for ⁵Aaron ⁶thirty ⁷days ¹all ²the house ³of Israel].