Verse 8

Numbers 20:8

American Standard Version

8 Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.
Original Language Text
hebrew
קַ֣ח אֶת הַ/מַּטֶּ֗ה וְ/הַקְהֵ֤ל אֶת הָ/עֵדָה֙ אַתָּה֙ וְ/אַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִ֔י/ךָ וְ/דִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם אֶל הַ/סֶּ֛לַע לְ/עֵינֵי/הֶ֖ם וְ/נָתַ֣ן מֵימָ֑י/ו וְ/הוֹצֵאתָ֨ לָ/הֶ֥ם מַ֨יִם֙ מִן הַ/סֶּ֔לַע וְ/הִשְׁקִיתָ֥ אֶת הָ/עֵדָ֖ה וְ/אֶת בְּעִירָֽ/ם
English Translation
Take the staff and gather the congregation, you and your brother Aaron, and speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will give forth its water; and you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their livestock.
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Chapter 20 Context
1 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the firs... Focus ↗
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses an... Focus ↗
3 And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died b... Focus ↗
4 And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we a... Focus ↗
5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no... Focus ↗
6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tent of meeting, and... Focus ↗
7 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Focus ↗
8 Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock...
9 And Moses took the rod from before Jehovah, as he commanded him. Focus ↗
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now,... Focus ↗
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly... Focus ↗
12 And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of... Focus ↗
13 These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanc... Focus ↗
14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou kno... Focus ↗
15 how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill... Focus ↗
16 and when we cried unto Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of E... Focus ↗
17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neit... Focus ↗
18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee. Focus ↗
19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water... Focus ↗
20 And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a... Focus ↗
21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him. Focus ↗
22 And they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came unto m... Focus ↗
23 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying, Focus ↗
24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unt... Focus ↗
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor; Focus ↗
26 and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [unt... Focus ↗
27 And Moses did as Jehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congrega... Focus ↗
28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on... Focus ↗
29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the... Focus ↗