Numbers 20:2

And whanne the puple hadde nede to watir, thei yeden togidere ayens Moises and Aaron; and thei weren turned in to dissensioun, + 20:2 in to dissencioun, that is, rebelte and stryuyng.

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

In Context

1And the sones of Israel and al the multitude camen in to the deseert of Syn, in the firste monethe. + 20:1 in the firste monethe of the xl. yeer fro the going out of Egipt. And the puple dwellide in Cades; and Marie was deed there, and biried in the same place.

3and seiden, We wolden that we hadden perischid among oure britheren bifor the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:2And al the congregacioun of the sones of Israel grutchide ayens Moises, and ayens Aaron, in the wildirnesse.

Exodus 16:12and seide, Y herde the grutchyngis of the sones of Israel; spek thou to hem, At euentid ye schulen ete fleischis, and in the morewtid ye schulen be fillid with looues, and ye schulen wite that Y am `youre Lord God.

Exodus 17:2Whiche puple chidde ayens Moises, and seide, Yyue thou water to vs, that we drynke. To whiche Moises answeride, What chiden ye ayens me, and whi tempten ye the Lord?

Numbers 14:2and alle the sones of Israel grutchiden ayens Moises and Aaron, and seiden,

Numbers 16:3And whanne `thei hadden stonde ayens Moises and Aaron, thei seiden, Suffice it to you, for al the multitude is of hooly men, and the Lord is in hem; whi ben ye reisid on the puple of the Lord?

Numbers 16:42And whanne discensioun roos,

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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