Numbers 20:2

And when the people had need to water (or And when the people needed water), they went together against Moses and Aaron;

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 sons of Israel and all the multitude came into the desert of Zin, in the first month. And the people dwelled in Kadesh; and Marie was dead there, and buried in the same place. (And so the Israelites and all the multitude came into the wilderness of Zin, in the first month. And the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.)

3and they were turned into dissension, that is, rebelty and striving, (or that is, rebellion and strife), and said, We would that we had perished among our brethren before the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:2And all the congregation of the sons of Israel grouched against Moses (or And all the Israelites grumbled against Moses), and against Aaron, in the wilderness.

Exodus 16:12I heard the grouchings of the sons of Israel (or I heard the grumbling of the Israelites); speak thou to them, (and say), At eventide ye shall eat flesh, and in the morrowtide ye shall be filled with loaves, and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.

Exodus 17:2Which people chided against Moses, and said, Give water to us, that we drink. To whom Moses answered, What chide ye against me, and why tempt ye the Lord? (And the people complained to Moses, and said, Give us some water to drink. To whom Moses answered, Why do ye complain to me, and why do ye tempt the Lord?)

Numbers 14:2and all the sons of Israel grouched against Moses and Aaron, and said, We would that we had been dead in Egypt, either that we were dead in this wilderness; we would that we perished, (and all the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and said, We wish that we had died in Egypt, or that we had already died here in this wilderness; yea, we wish that we were dead,)

Numbers 16:3And when these stood against Moses and Aaron, they said, Suffice it to you, for all the multitude is of holy men, and the Lord is in them; why be ye raised up presumptuously on the people of the Lord? (And when they stood against Moses and Aaron, they said, Suffice it to you, for all the multitude be holy men, and the Lord is with them; why be ye so presumptuously raised up over the Lord’s people?)

Numbers 16:42And when dissension (a)rose, and the noise increased, Moses and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the bond of peace (or Moses and Aaron fled to the Tabernacle of the Covenant); and after that they entered into it, a cloud covered the tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

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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