Numbers 20:8
Take the staff and gather together the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, then shall ye speak unto the cliff before their eyes and it shall give forth its waters,—so shalt thou bring forth unto them water, out of the cliff, and shalt cause the assembly, and their cattle to drink.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:
9And Moses took the staff from before Yahweh,—as he commanded him.
Cross References
Genesis 18:14Is anything, too wonderful for Yahweh? At the appointed time, I will return unto thee, at the quickening season and Sarah, shall have a son.
Exodus 4:17And this staff, take thou in thy hand,—wherewith thou shalt do the signs.
Exodus 7:20And Moses and Aaron, did so, as Yahweh commanded, and he lifted high the staff, and smote the waters which were in the river, before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his servants,—and all the waters which were in the river were turned to blood;
Exodus 17:5Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Pass over before the people, and take with thee some of the elders of Israel,—thy staff also wherewith thou didst smite the river, take thou in thy hand, so shalt thou go thy way.
Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted high his hand and smote the cliff with his staff, twice,—and there came forth water in abundance, and the assembly and their cattle, did drink.
Numbers 21:18A well!—princes digged it, Nobles of the people, delved it, With a sceptre, With their staves. And, from the desert, to Mattanah;
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 →