Mínshùjì 20:14-21

14 Móxī cóng Jiādīsī chāiqiǎn shǐzhĕ qù jiàn Yǐdōng wáng , shuō , nǐde dìxiōng Yǐsèliè rén zhèyàng shuō , wǒmen suǒ zāoyù de yīqiè jiān nán ,

15 Jiù shì wǒmen de lièzǔ xià dào Āijí , wǒmen zaì Āijí jiǔ zhù . Āijí rén è daì wǒmen de lièzǔ hé wǒmen ,

16 Wǒmen āi qiú Yēhéhuá de shíhou , tā tīng le wǒmen de shēngyīn , chāiqiǎn shǐzhĕ bǎ wǒmen cóng Āijí lǐng chūlai . zhè shì nǐ dōu zhīdào . rújīn , wǒmen zaì nǐ biānjiè shàng de chéng Jiādīsī .

17 Qiú nǐ róng wǒmen cóng nǐde dì jīngguò . wǒmen bú zǒu tiánjiān hé pútaóyuán , yĕ bú hē jǐng lǐ de shuǐ , zhǐ zǒu dà dào ( yuánwén zuò wáng dào ) , bú piān zuǒyòu , zhídào guō le nǐde jìngjiè .

18 Yǐdōng wáng shuō , nǐ bùkĕ cóng wǒde dì jīngguò , miǎndé wǒ daì dāo chū qù gōngjī nǐ .

19 Yǐsèliè rén shuō , wǒmen yào zǒu dà dào shàng qù . wǒmen hé shēngchù ruò hē nǐde shuǐ , bì gĕi nǐ jiàzhí . bú qiú biéde , zhǐ qiú nǐ róng wǒmen bùxíng guō qù .

20 Yǐdōng wáng shuō , nǐmen bùkĕ jīngguò . jiù shuaìlǐng xǔduō rén chūlai , yào yòng qiǎng yìng de shǒu gōngjī Yǐsèliè rén .

21 Zhèyàng , Yǐdōng wáng bú kĕn róng Yǐsèliè rén cóng tāde jìngjiè guō qù . yúshì tāmen zhuǎn qù , líkāi tā .

Mínshùjì 20:14-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 20

In this chapter is an account of the children of Israel coming to the wilderness of Zin, where Miriam died, and where wanting water they murmured, Nu 20:1-5, upon which Moses and Aaron applied to the Lord, who ordered Moses to speak to a rock, which should give forth water, and which being smitten by him, accordingly did, Nu 20:6-11, but Moses and Aaron, in their conduct of this affair, displeased the Lord, Nu 20:12,13, after this, Moses sent to the king of Edom to desire a passage through his country, which request was refused, Nu 20:14-21, upon Israel's coming to Mount Hor, Aaron, by order, went up to the mount, and, when stripped of his clothes, which were put on his son Eleazar, he died, lamented by all the people, Nu 20:22-29.