Nombres 20:10

10 Moïse et Aaron convoquèrent l'assemblée devant le rocher; et il leur dit: Écoutez donc, rebelles! Vous ferons-nous sortir de l'eau de ce rocher?

Nombres 20:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 20:10

And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before
the rock
To which they were directed, and were to speak unto; before this they gathered not only the elders of the people, but as many of the congregation as could be well assembled together:

and he said unto them;
Moses, who was bid to take the rod, and was the principal person concerned in this affair:

hear now, ye rebels;
such their fathers had been, and such they now were, a rebellious generation ever since they were known by him; not only rebellious against him their chief magistrate, but against the Lord himself, murmuring against him, being discontented and disobedient, see ( Deuteronomy 9:23 Deuteronomy 9:24 ) :

must we fetch you water out of this rock?
not only signifying their unworthiness of having such a miracle wrought for them, and as showing some degree of reluctance to attempt it, but as expressing diffidence about it; not of the power of God to bring water out of the rock, but of his will to do it for such a rebellious people; or else their unreasonableness to expect any such thing should be done for them: when they were so wicked, how could they think that such a miracle should be wrought for them? so the Targum of Jonathan,

``out of this rock is it possible for us to fetch out water for you?''

so Aben Ezra, have we power to bring out water to you from it? This was said in a passion, as the manner of speaking shows; see ( Psalms 106:32 Psalms 106:33 ) many of the congregation as could be well assembled together:

Nombres 20:10 In-Context

8 Prends la verge, et convoque l'assemblée, toi et Aaron, ton frère, et parlez au rocher en leur présence, et il donnera ses eaux; tu leur feras sortir de l'eau du rocher, et tu abreuveras l'assemblée et leur bétail.

9 Moïse prit donc la verge de devant l'Éternel, comme il le lui avait commandé.

10 Moïse et Aaron convoquèrent l'assemblée devant le rocher; et il leur dit: Écoutez donc, rebelles! Vous ferons-nous sortir de l'eau de ce rocher?

11 Et Moïse leva la main, et frappa le rocher avec sa verge, par deux fois; alors des eaux sortirent en abondance, et l'assemblée but, et leur bétail aussi.

12 Puis l'Éternel dit à Moïse et à Aaron: Parce que vous n'avez pas cru en moi, pour me sanctifier devant les enfants d'Israël, à cause de cela vous n'introduirez point cette assemblée dans le pays que je leur ai donné.