Numbers 20

1 and to come (in): come son: descendant/people Israel all [the] congregation wilderness Zin in/on/with month [the] first and to dwell [the] people in/on/with Kadesh and to die there Miriam and to bury there

In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

2 and not to be water to/for congregation and to gather upon Moses and upon Aaron

Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.

3 and to contend [the] people with Moses and to say to/for to say and if to die in/on/with to die brother: compatriot our to/for face: before LORD

The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!

4 and to/for what? to come (in): bring [obj] assembly LORD to(wards) [the] wilderness [the] this to/for to die there we and cattle our

Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?

5 and to/for what? to ascend: rise us from Egypt to/for to come (in): bring [obj] us to(wards) [the] place [the] bad: evil [the] this not place seed and fig and vine and pomegranate and water nothing to/for to drink

Why have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates—and there is no water to drink!”

6 and to come (in): come Moses and Aaron from face: before [the] assembly to(wards) entrance tent meeting and to fall: fall upon face their and to see: see glory LORD to(wards) them

Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

7 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

And the LORD said to Moses,

8 to take: take [obj] [the] tribe: rod and to gather [obj] [the] congregation you(m. s.) and Aaron brother: male-sibling your and to speak: speak to(wards) [the] crag to/for eye their and to give: give water his and to come out: issue to/for them water from [the] crag and to water: drink [obj] [the] congregation and [obj] cattle their

“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”

9 and to take: take Moses [obj] [the] tribe: rod from to/for face: before LORD like/as as which to command him

So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded.

10 and to gather Moses and Aaron [obj] [the] assembly to(wards) face: before [the] crag and to say to/for them to hear: hear please [the] to rebel from [the] crag [the] this to come out: issue to/for you water

Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”

11 and to exalt Moses [obj] hand: power his and to smite [obj] [the] crag in/on/with tribe: rod his beat and to come out: issue water many and to drink [the] congregation and cattle their

Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.

12 and to say LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron because not be faithful in/on/with me to/for to consecrate: consecate me to/for eye son: descendant/people Israel to/for so not to come (in): bring [obj] [the] assembly [the] this to(wards) [the] land: country/planet which to give: give to/for them

But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

13 they(masc.) water Meribah which to contend son: descendant/people Israel with LORD and to consecrate: consecate in/on/with them

These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.

14 and to send: depart Moses messenger from Kadesh to(wards) king Edom thus to say brother: male-sibling your Israel you(m. s.) to know [obj] all [the] hardship which to find us

From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

15 and to go down father our Egypt [to] and to dwell in/on/with Egypt day many and be evil to/for us Egyptian and to/for father our

how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,

16 and to cry to(wards) LORD and to hear: hear voice our and to send: depart messenger: angel and to come out: send us from Egypt and behold we in/on/with Kadesh city end border: area your

and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.

17 to pass please in/on/with land: country/planet your not to pass in/on/with land: country and in/on/with vineyard and not to drink water well (King's) Highway [the] King's to go: went not to stretch right and left till which to pass border: area your

Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”

18 and to say to(wards) him Edom not to pass in/on/with me lest in/on/with sword to come out: come to/for to encounter: toward you

But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

19 and to say to(wards) him son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with highway to ascend: rise and if water your to drink I and livestock my and to give: do merchandise their except nothing word: thing in/on/with foot my to pass

“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”

20 and to say not to pass and to come out: come Edom to/for to encounter: toward him in/on/with people: soldiers heavy and in/on/with hand: power strong

But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.

21 and to refuse Edom to give: give [obj] Israel to pass in/on/with border: area his and to stretch Israel from upon him

So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.

22 and to set out from Kadesh and to come (in): come son: descendant/people Israel all [the] congregation (Mount) Hor [the] mountain: mount

After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.

23 and to say LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron in/on/with (Mount) Hor [the] mountain: mount upon border: boundary land: country/planet Edom to/for to say

And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

24 to gather Aaron to(wards) kinsman his for not to come (in): come to(wards) [the] land: country/planet which to give: give to/for son: descendant/people Israel upon which to rebel [obj] lip: word my to/for water Meribah

“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.

25 to take: take [obj] Aaron and [obj] Eleazar son: child his and to ascend: establish [obj] them (Mount) Hor [the] mountain: mount

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

26 and to strip [obj] Aaron [obj] garment his and to clothe them [obj] Eleazar son: child his and Aaron to gather and to die there

Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”

27 and to make: do Moses like/as as which to command LORD and to ascend: rise to(wards) (Mount) Hor [the] mountain: mount to/for eye: seeing all [the] congregation

So Moses did as the LORD had commanded, and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation.

28 and to strip Moses [obj] Aaron [obj] garment his and to clothe with them [obj] Eleazar son: child his and to die Aaron there in/on/with head: top [the] mountain: mount and to go down Moses and Eleazar from [the] mountain: mount

After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

29 and to see: see all [the] congregation for to die Aaron and to weep [obj] Aaron thirty day all house: household Israel

When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.