And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Take the [a]rod, and gather thou and thy brother Aaron the Congregation together, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the Congregation and the beasts drink.

Then Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he had commanded him.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:8 Wherewith thou diddest miracles in Egypt, and didst divide the sea.

The Lord said to Moses, “Take the staff,(A) and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water.(B) You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”

So Moses took the staff(C) from the Lord’s presence,(D) just as he commanded him.

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