1 A nd the sons of Israel come in, -- all the company -- to the wilderness of Zin, in the first month, and the people abide in Kadesh, and Miriam dieth there, and is buried there.

And the Israelites, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month. And the people dwelt in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.

2 A nd there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron,

Now there was no water for the congregation, and they assembled together against Moses and Aaron.

3 a nd the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, `And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!

And the people contended with Moses, and said, Would that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

4 a nd why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?

And why have you brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, we and our livestock?

5 a nd why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? no place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and water there is none to drink.

And why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us into this evil place? It is no place of grain or of figs or of vines or of pomegranates. And there is no water to drink.

6 A nd Moses and Aaron go in from the presence of the assembly unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and fall on their faces, and the honour of Jehovah is seen by them.

Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the Tent of Meeting and fell on their faces. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to them.

7 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

8 ` Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.'

Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to give forth its water, and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink.

9 A nd Moses taketh the rod from before Jehovah, as He hath commanded him,

So Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as He commanded him.

10 a nd Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly unto the front of the rock, and he saith to them, `Hear, I pray you, O rebels, from this rock do we bring out to you water?'

And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock and Moses said to them, Hear now, you rebels; must we bring you water out of this rock?

11 a nd Moses lifteth up his hand, and smiteth the rock with his rod twice; and much water cometh out, and the company drink, also their beasts.

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 livestock.

12 A nd Jehovah saith unto Moses, and unto Aaron, `Because ye have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore ye do not bring in this assembly unto the land which I have given to them.'

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you did not believe in (rely on, cling to) Me to sanctify Me in the eyes of the Israelites, you therefore shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

13 T hese waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have `striven' with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them.

These are the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites contended with the Lord and He showed Himself holy among them.

14 A nd Moses sendeth messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, `Thus said thy brother Israel, Thou -- thou hast known all the travail which hath found us;

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying, Thus says your kinsman Israel: You know all the adversity and birth pangs that have come upon us:

15 t hat our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;

How our fathers went down to Egypt; we dwelt there a long time, and the Egyptians dealt evilly with us and our fathers.

16 a nd we cry unto Jehovah, and He heareth our voice, and sendeth a messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and lo, we in Kadesh, a city the extremity of thy border.

But when we cried to the Lord, He heard us and sent an angel and brought us forth out of Egypt. Now behold, we are in Kadesh, a city on your country’s edge.

17 L et us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside -- right or left -- till that we pass over thy border.'

Let us pass, I pray you, through your country. We will not pass through field or vineyard, or drink of the water of the wells. We will go along the king’s highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed your borders.

18 A nd Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'

But Edom said to him, You shall not go through, lest I come out against you with the sword.

19 A nd the sons of Israel say unto him, `In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink -- I and my cattle -- then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.'

And the Israelites said to him, We will go by the highway, and if I and my livestock drink of your water, I will pay for it. Only let me pass through on foot, nothing else.

20 A nd he saith, `Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;

But Edom said, You shall not go through. And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand.

21 a nd Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.

22 A nd the sons of Israel, the whole company, journey from Kadesh, and come in unto mount Hor,

They journeyed from Kadesh, and the Israelites, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.

23 a nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom,

24 ` Aaron is gathered unto his people, for he doth not go in unto the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that ye provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.

Aaron shall be gathered to his people. For he shall not enter the land which I have given to the Israelites, because you both rebelled against My instructions at the waters of Meribah.

25 ` Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and cause them to go up mount Hor,

Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor.

26 a nd strip Aaron of his garments, and thou hast clothed them Eleazar his son, and Aaron is gathered, and doth die there.'

Strip Aaron of his vestments and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there.

27 A nd Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded, and they go up unto mount Hor before the eyes of all the company,

And Moses did as the Lord commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

28 a nd Moses strippeth Aaron of his garments, and clotheth with them Eleazar his son, and Aaron dieth there on the top of the mount; and Moses cometh down -- Eleazar also -- from the mount,

And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there on the mountain top; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

29 a nd all the company see that Aaron hath expired, and they bewail Aaron thirty days -- all the house of Israel.

When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept and mourned for him thirty days, all the house of Israel.