Numbers 20:10

Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

9And Moses took the rod from before the Lord as he gave him orders.

11And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:16Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.

Numbers 20:24Aaron will be put to rest with his people; he will not go into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you went against my word at the waters of Meribah.

Psalms 106:32They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;

Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

Luke 9:54And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

Acts 14:9This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith to be made well,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:2-14

The Death of Miriam; The Water of Meribah; Moses and Aaron Reproved. ( b. c. 1453.) 1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord ! 4 And why… Read the whole commentary →

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