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⥃Water from the Rock ^{[ Exodus 17:1–7 ]}

[1] Then² came the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, into³ the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh⁴; and Miriam⁵ died there, and was buried there.⁶ [2] And there was no⁷ water for the congregation: and they gathered⁸ themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. [3] And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God⁹ that we had died when¹⁰ our brethren died before the Lord! [4] And why¹¹ have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we¹² and our cattle should die there? [5] And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil¹³ place? it [is] no place of¹⁴ seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither [is] there any water to drink. [6] And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell¹⁵ upon their faces: and the glory¹⁶ of the Lord appeared unto them.

[7] [¶]And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, [8] Take the rod¹⁷, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak¹⁸ ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth¹⁹ to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. [9] And Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him.²⁰ [10] And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch²¹ you water out of this rock?²² [11] And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote²³ the rock twice: and the water²⁴ came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].

[12] [¶]And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed²⁵ me not, to sanctify²⁶ me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall²⁷ not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. [13] This [is] the water²⁸ of Meribah²⁹; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was³⁰ sanctified in them.

⥃Edom Refuses Passage

[14] And Moses³¹ sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother³² Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us³³: [15] How our fathers³⁴ went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt³⁵ in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us³⁶, and our fathers: [16] And when we cried³⁷ unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an³⁸ 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: we will go by the king’s [high] way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.³⁹ [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.⁴⁰ [20] And he said, Thou shalt⁴¹ not go through. And Edom⁴² came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. [21] Thus Edom refused⁴³ to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore⁴⁴ Israel turned away from him.

⥃The Death of Aaron

[22] And the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh⁴⁵, and came unto mount Hor⁴⁶. [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 gathered⁴⁷ unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye⁴⁸ rebelled against my word⁴⁹ at the water of Meribah. [25] Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:⁵⁰ [26] And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [unto his people], and shall die there.⁵¹ [27] And Moses did as the Lord commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. [28] And Moses⁵² stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them⁵³ upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there⁵⁴ in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. [29] And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of Israel. ⁵⁵

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