²¹ The Lord was angry with me^(A) because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance.

⁵¹ This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh^(A) in the Desert of Zin^(B) and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.^(C)

⁴ Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath^(A) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob^(B) when I said, ‘I will give it^(C) to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross^(D) over into it.”

¹² But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy^(A) in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”^(B)

¹³ After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people,^(A) as your brother Aaron^(B) was, ¹⁴ for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin,^(C) both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy^(D) before their eyes.” (These were the waters of Meribah^(E) Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)