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And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice; and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron: "Because ye believed Me not, to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them."
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This is the water of Meribah [that is, Strife], because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and He was sanctified in them.
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And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom: "Thus saith thy brother Israel: `Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us,
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how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us and our fathers.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.