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Water from the Rock

Numbers 20:2

In 11 translations

BSB
Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.
KJV
And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
WEB
There was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
ASV
And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
LSV
And there has been no water for the congregation, and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron,
YLT
And there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron,
DBY
And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
DRC
And the people wanting water, came together against Moses and Aaron:
GNV
But there was no water for the Congregation, and they assembled them selues against Moses and against Aaron.
JPS
And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
LXXE
And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה מַ֖יִם לָעֵדָ֑ה וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹֽן׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὕδωρ τῇ συναγωγῇ· καὶ ἠθροίσθησαν ἐπὶ Μωυσῆν καὶ Ἀαρών.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Numbers 16:19When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
  • Numbers 16:42But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
  • Exodus 15:23–24And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
  • Exodus 16:2And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
  • Exodus 16:12“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
  • Numbers 21:5and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
  • Numbers 16:3They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves…
  • 1 Corinthians 10:10–11And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
  • Exodus 17:1–4Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. So the people contended with…
  • Numbers 11:1–6Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. And the…
  • Exodus 16:7and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”

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