Numbers 20:14

And Mosheh sent ambassadors from Rekem to the king of Edom: Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the trouble we have found;

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

In Context

13These are the Waters of Strife, because the sons of Israel strove before the Lord, and He was sanctified in them.

15That our fathers went down into Mizraim, and we dwelt in Mizraim many days, and the Mizraee badly treated us and our fathers.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:25And the first came forth red, all of him as a garment (covering) of hair; and they called his name Esau.

Genesis 32:3And when Jakob saw them, he said, This is a host from before the Lord; and he called the name of the place Mahanaim.

Genesis 36:31And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before that kings reigned among the sons of Israel:

Deuteronomy 2:4And command the people, saying: You are going through the coasts of your brethren, the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Take great heed,

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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