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 March/April [of the next year], the Israeli people traveled/walked to the Zin Desert and (camped/set up their tents) near Kadesh [town]. While they/we were there, [Moses’/my older sister] Miriam died and was buried there.

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

There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.

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

They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!

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

(Did you bring us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock?/You brought us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock!) [RHQ]

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 did you bring us from Egypt to this miserable place [RHQ]? There is no grain, there are no figs, no grapes, and no pomegranates here. And there is no water for us 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

Aaron and Moses/I turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Sacred Tent and prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground. Then Yahweh appeared to them/us with his bright glory,

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

and he said to Moses/me,

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

“You and Aaron must take Aaron’s walking stick with you and gather all the people together. While the people are watching, command that water will flow out of that [large] rock over there. Water for the people will flow from it; all they and all their livestock will have enough water to drink.”

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/I did what Yahweh told him/me to do. He/I took Aaron’s walking stick from the place in the Sacred Tent where it was kept.

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 Aaron and he/I summoned all the people to gather at the rock. Then Moses/I shouted to them, “All you rebellious people, listen! Is it necessary for us to give you water from 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/I raised his/my hand and [instead of speaking to the rock], he/I struck the rock two times with the walking stick. And water gushed/poured out. So all the people and their livestock drank all the water that they wanted.

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 Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me, “You did not believe that I could demonstrate my power to the Israeli people [and give them water without your striking the rock]. So you will not lead them into the land that I am giving to them!”

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

Later this place was called Meribah, [which means ‘arguing’], because there the Israeli people argued with Yahweh, and there he showed his power to them [by giving them water].

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

[While the people were] at Kadesh [town], Moses/I sent messengers to the king of Edom to tell him this: “Your relatives, the Israeli people, are sending you this message. You know the many troubles/hardships that have happened to 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

You know that our ancestors went down to Egypt. You know that they stayed there for many years. They suffered because the [rulers of] Egypt caused them to become their slaves [and to work very hard].

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

“But when they called out to Yahweh, he heard them and sent an angel who brought them out of Egypt. Now we have set up our tents here at Kadesh, a town at the border of your land.

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 allow us to travel through your country. We will [be careful to] not walk through your fields and your vineyards. We will not even drink water from your wells. As we travel, we will stay on the king’s highway, [the main road that goes from the south to the north], and we will not leave that road until we have crossed the border [of your country in the north].”

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 the king of Edom refused. He replied, “Stay out of my country! If you try [to enter it], I will [send my army to] attack you!”

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

The Israeli messengers replied, “[If we travel through your country], we will stay on the main road. If we and any of our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We want only to travel through your country. We do not want anything else.”

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 the king replied, “No! Stay out of our country! We will not [allow you] to travel through our land!” Then he sent the strongest soldiers in his army to prevent the Israelis [from entering his country].

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, because [the king of] Edom refused to allow the Israelis to travel through his country, the Israelis turned [and traveled a different way].

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

The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,

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

[which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,

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

“It is time for Aaron to die [EUP]. He will not enter the land that I am giving to you Israelis, because the two of you disobeyed me [when I told you to speak to the rock to cause] the water [to flow] at Meribah.

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

Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.

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

There you must remove Aaron’s robes [that he wears when he does the work of a priest], and put them on his son, Eleazar. Aaron will die up 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/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.

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

At the top of the mountain, Moses/I took off the robes that Aaron wore [while he did the work of a priest] and put them on Eleazar. Then Aaron died there on the top of the mountain, and Eleazar and Moses/I went back down.

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 Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.