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.

¶ Then came the sons of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month; and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.

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

And there was no water for the congregation; and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against 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 spoke, saying, Oh, 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 ye caused the congregation of the LORD to come into this wilderness that we and our beasts should die here?

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 ye made us to come up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? It is not a place to plant seed or of figs or of vines or of pomegranates; there is not even any 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.

And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the congregation unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they fell upon their faces; and the glory of the LORD appeared upon them.

7 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

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 gather the congregation together, thou and Aaron, thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give forth its water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.

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

Then 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 gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch 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.

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.

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 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.

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; over which the sons of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in 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 ambassadors from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that has befallen 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 into Egypt, and we were in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians mistreated 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.

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.

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 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.

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

And Edom replied unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me lest I come out against thee 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 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.

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;

And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people and with 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 border; and thus Israel turned away from him.

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

¶ And the sons of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto 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 spoke unto Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, on the borders of the land of Edom, saying,

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 unto his peoples; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the sons of Israel because ye were rebels to my word at the water 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 unto 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.'

and cause Aaron to be stripped of his garments and put them upon Eleazar, his son; for Aaron shall be gathered unto 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 him; and they went up into 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 caused Aaron to be stripped of his garments and put them upon Eleazar, his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

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

And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the families of Israel.