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12 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn’t trust me to show my holiness before the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I am giving them.” 13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a] where the Israelites confronted the Lord with controversy and he showed his holiness to them.

The Israelites confront Edom

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: “This is what your brother Israel says: ‘You know all the adversity that has happened to us.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:13 Or confrontation

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

Edom Denies Israel Passage

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh(F) to the king of Edom,(G) saying:

“This is what your brother Israel says: You know(H) about all the hardships(I) that have come on us.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.