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Numbers 20:13

IsraelMeribah (of Kadesh)

11 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 beasts also.

12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

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BSB
These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.
KJV
This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
WEB
These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
ASV
These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them.
DARBY
These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.
BLB
Those [were] the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel contended with YHWH, and He was consecrated among them.
ÅB
Dette var Meribas vann, hvor Israels barn kivedes med Herren, og han helliget seg på dem.
OTB
Dette var Meribas vann, hvor israelittene trettet med Herren, og han viste seg hellig blant dem.
B1930
Dette var Meribas vann, hvor Israels barn kivedes med Herren, og han helliget sig på dem.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 95:8

    Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

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  • Exodus 17:7

    And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

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  • Deuteronomy 33:8

    And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

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  • Deuteronomy 32:51

    Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

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  • Psalms 106:32–48

    They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

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  • Isaiah 5:16

    But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

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  • Ezekiel 36:23

    And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

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  • Ezekiel 38:16

    And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

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