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Numbers 20:14

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

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

16 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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,
KJV
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:
WEB
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: “Your brother Israel says: You know all the travail that has happened to us;
ASV
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:
DARBY
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trouble that hath befallen us,
BLB
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has found us,
ÅB
Fra Kades sendte Moses bud til Edoms konge og lot si: Så sier din bror Israel: Du vet hvor meget ondt vi har lidt.
OTB
Moses sendte bud fra Kadesj til kongen av Edom og sa: “Dette sier din bror Israel: Du kjenner til all den motgang som har rammet oss.
B1930
Fra Kades sendte Moses bud til Edoms konge og lot si: Så sier din bror Israel: Du vet hvor meget ondt vi har lidt.

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Cross references

  • Judges 11:16–17

    But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

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  • Deuteronomy 23:7

    Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

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  • Genesis 32:3–4

    Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:4–25

    and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.

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  • Obadiah 1:10–12

    Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.

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  • Genesis 36:31–39

    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:

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  • Joshua 9:9

    “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,

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  • Malachi 1:2

    “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,

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