Numbers 20:10-24

Numbers 20:10-24

[10] And Moses  and Aaron  gathered  the congregation  together before  the rock,  and he said  unto them, Hear  now, ye rebels;  must we fetch  you water  out of this rock?  [11] And Moses  lifted up  his hand,  and with his rod  he smote  the rock  twice:  and the water  came out  abundantly,  and the congregation  drank,  and their beasts  also. [12] And the LORD  spake  unto Moses  and Aaron,  Because ye believed  me not, to sanctify  me in the eyes  of the children  of Israel,  therefore ye shall not bring  this congregation  into the land  which I have given  them. [13] This is  the water  of Meribah;  because the children  of Israel  strove  and he was sanctified  in them. [14] And Moses  sent  messengers  from Kadesh  unto the king  of Edom,  Thus saith  thy brother  Israel,  Thou knowest  all the travail  that hath befallen  [15] How our fathers  went down  into Egypt,  and we have dwelt  in Egypt  a long  time;  and the Egyptians  vexed  us, and our fathers:  [16] And when we cried  unto the LORD,  he heard  our voice,  and sent  an angel,  and hath brought us forth  out of Egypt:  and, behold, we are in Kadesh,  a city  in the uttermost  of thy border:  [17] Let us pass,  I pray thee, through thy country:  we will not pass  through the fields,  or through the vineyards,  neither will we drink  of the water  of the wells:  by the king's  high way,  we will not turn  to the right hand  nor to the left,  until we have passed  thy borders.  [18] And Edom  said  unto him, Thou shalt not pass  by me, lest I come out  against  thee with the sword.  [19] And the children  of Israel  said  unto him, We will go  by the high way:  and if I and my cattle  drink  of thy water,  then I will pay  for it: I will only, without doing any thing  else, go through  on my feet.  [20] And he said,  Thou shalt not go through.  And Edom  came out  against  him with much  people,  and with a strong  hand.  [21] Thus Edom  refused  to give  Israel  passage  through his border:  wherefore Israel  turned away  from him. [22] And the children  of Israel,  even the whole congregation,  journeyed  from Kadesh,  and came  unto mount  Hor.  [23] And the LORD  spake  unto Moses  and Aaron  in mount  Hor,  by the coast  of the land  of Edom,  saying,  [24] Aaron  shall be gathered  unto his people:  for he shall not enter  into the land  which I have given  unto the children  of Israel,  because ye rebelled against  my word  at the water  of Meribah.