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Then the sons of Israel, the wholecongregation, came to the wilderness of Zin in the firstmonth; and the peoplestayed at Kadesh. Now Miriamdiedthere and was buriedthere.
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"Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to thiswretchedplace? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is therewater to drink."
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Then Moses and Aaroncame in from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. Then the glory of the LORDappeared to them;
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"Take the rod; and you and your brotherAaronassemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield its water. You shall thus bringforthwater for them out of the rock and let the congregation and their beastsdrink."
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and Moses and Aarongathered the assemblybefore* the rock. And he said to them, "Listennow, you rebels; shall we bringforthwater for you out of thisrock?"
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But the LORDsaid to Moses and Aaron, "Because you have not believed Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bringthisassembly into the landwhich I have given them."
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'But when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out from Egypt; now behold, we are at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.
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'Please let us pass through your land. We will not passthroughfield or through vineyard; we will not even drinkwater from a well. We will go along the king'shighway, not turning to the right or left, until* we passthrough your territory.' "
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Again, the sons of Israelsaid to him, "We will go up by the highway, and if I and my livestock do drink any of your water, then I will pay its price. Let me onlypassthrough on my feet, nothing* else."
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"Aaron will be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the landwhich I have given to the sons of Israel, because* you rebelledagainst My command at the waters of Meribah.
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After Moses had strippedAaron of his garments and put them on his sonEleazar, Aarondiedthere on the mountaintop. Then Moses and Eleazarcamedown from the mountain.