Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 The children of Yisra'el, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Tzin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miryam died there, and was buried there.
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And the sons of Israel come in, -- all the company -- to the wilderness of Zin, in the first month, and the people abide in Kadesh, and Miriam dieth there, and is buried there.
2 There was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moshe and against Aharon.
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And there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron,
3 The people strove with Moshe, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!
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and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, `And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!
4 Why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?
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and why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?
5 Why have you made us to come up out of Mitzrayim, to bring us in to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
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and why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? no place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and water there is none to drink.
6 Moshe and Aharon went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tent of meeting, and fell on their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
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And Moses and Aaron go in from the presence of the assembly unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and fall on their faces, and the honour of Jehovah is seen by them.
7 The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
8 Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aharon your brother, and speak you to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their cattle drink.
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`Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.'
9 Moshe took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
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And Moses taketh the rod from before Jehovah, as He hath commanded him,
10 Moshe and Aharon gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock?
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and Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly unto the front of the rock, and he saith to them, `Hear, I pray you, O rebels, from this rock do we bring out to you water?'
11 Moshe lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.
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and Moses lifteth up his hand, and smiteth the rock with his rod twice; and much water cometh out, and the company drink, also their beasts.
12 The LORD said to Moshe and Aharon, Because you didn't believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Yisra'el, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.
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And Jehovah saith unto Moses, and unto Aaron, `Because ye have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore ye do not bring in this assembly unto the land which I have given to them.'
13 These are the waters of Merivah; because the children of Yisra'el strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
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These [are] waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have `striven' with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them.
14 Moshe sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says your brother Yisra'el, You know all the travail that has befallen us:
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And Moses sendeth messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, `Thus said thy brother Israel, Thou -- thou hast known all the travail which hath found us;
15 how our fathers went down into Mitzrayim, and we lived in Mitzrayim a long time; and the Mitzrim dealt ill with us, and our fathers:
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that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;
16 and when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Mitzrayim: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of your border.
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and we cry unto Jehovah, and He heareth our voice, and sendeth a messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and lo, we [are] in Kadesh, a city [in] the extremity of thy border.
17 Please let us pass through your land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border.
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Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside -- right or left -- till that we pass over thy border.'
18 Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.
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And Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'
19 The children of Yisra'el said to him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price of it: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet.
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And the sons of Israel say unto him, `In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink -- I and my cattle -- then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.'
20 He said, You shall not pass through. Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
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And he saith, `Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;
21 Thus Edom refused to give Yisra'el passage through his border: why Yisra'el turned away from him.
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and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.
22 They journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Yisra'el, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
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And the sons of Israel, the whole company, journey from Kadesh, and come in unto mount Hor,
23 The LORD spoke to Moshe and Aharon in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
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and Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,
24 Aharon shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Yisra'el, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Merivah.
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`Aaron is gathered unto his people, for he doth not go in unto the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that ye provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.
25 Take Aharon and El`azar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
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`Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and cause them to go up mount Hor,
26 and strip Aharon of his garments, and put them on El`azar his son: and Aharon shall be gathered [to his people], and shall die there.
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and strip Aaron of his garments, and thou hast clothed [with] them Eleazar his son, and Aaron is gathered, and doth die there.'
27 Moshe did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
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And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded, and they go up unto mount Hor before the eyes of all the company,
28 Moshe stripped Aharon of his garments, and put them on El`azar his son; and Aharon died there on the top of the mountain: and Moshe and El`azar came down from the mountain.
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and Moses strippeth Aaron of his garments, and clotheth with them Eleazar his son, and Aaron dieth there on the top of the mount; and Moses cometh down -- Eleazar also -- from the mount,
29 When all the congregation saw that Aharon was dead, they wept for Aharon thirty days, even all the house of Yisra'el.
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and all the company see that Aaron hath expired, and they bewail Aaron thirty days -- all the house of Israel.
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