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Then 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 sons of Israel, therefore, ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
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These
are the waters of Meribah; over which the sons of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
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And Moses sent ambassadors from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that has befallen us:
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how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we were in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers;
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and we cried unto the LORD, who heard our voice, and sent an angel and has brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we
are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of thy border.
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Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through the fields or through the vineyards, neither will we drink
of the water of the wells; we will go by the king’s
high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left until we have passed thy borders.
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And Edom replied unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me lest I come out against thee with the sword.
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And the sons of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way; and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it; I will only, without
doing anything
else, go through on my feet.
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And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people and with a strong hand.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; and thus Israel turned away from him.