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Numbers 20:12-14
New King James Version
Numbers 20:12-14
New King James Version
12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because (A)you did not believe Me, to (B)hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”
13 (C)This was the water of [a]Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the Lord, and He was hallowed among them.
Passage Through Edom Refused
14 (D)Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of (E)Edom. (F)“Thus says your brother Israel: ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
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- Numbers 20:13 Lit. Contention
Numbers 20:12-14
New International Version
Numbers 20:12-14
New International Version
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:
Footnotes
- Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.
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