11 And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, (A)and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. 12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because (B)you did not believe in me, (C)to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.” 13 (D)These are the waters of Meribah,[a] where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy.

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  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling

11 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water(A) gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

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

13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](D) where the Israelites quarreled(E) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(F)

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  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.

14 (A)because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing (B)to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are (C)the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

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14 for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin,(A) both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy(B) before their eyes.” (These were the waters of Meribah(C) Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)

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