11 Then Moses lift up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly: so the Congregation, and their beasts drank.

12 ¶ Again, the Lord spake unto Moses, and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to [a]sanctify me in the presence 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 [b]Meribah, because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he [c]was sanctified in them.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:12 That the children of Israel should believe, and acknowledge my power, and so honor me.
  2. Numbers 20:13 Or, strife and contention, Num. 27:14.
  3. Numbers 20:13 By showing himself almighty and maintaining his glory.

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.